U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming is accusing a Bridgeton pediatrician of prescribing pain pills and other controlled substances in exchange for sex, sexual photographs, or cash. 67-year-old Craig Spiegel is facing several federal charges.

Cass review found professionals in the field are scared to discuss views amid risk of reputational damage and online abuse

The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar, a source with dir…

The Justice Department is in the final stages of negotiating a settlement with sexual assault survivors of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the case, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.

Israel's defence force denies serious allegations of abuse and torture from several Gazan men who say they were detained without charge. WARNING: Readers might find some of the details in this story distressing.

The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar. A

A former pediatrician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was sentenced Friday to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material on dozens of DVDs as well as possessing hundreds of such images on his personal computing devices. Gary Goulin, 62, of Los Angeles, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, […]

Former Los Angeles Pediatrician Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Marquet Johnson, 44, raped two women and forced another to perform oral sex on him from July to November 2019, according to the Justice Department.

Donna Hallas, PhD, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN, offers her perspective on the latest articles from the November/December issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

America's leading pediatricians at the American Academy of Pediatrics have sparked controversy after suggesting that it is child abuse to deny gender-affirming care to minors.

A report released Wednesday by the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) states that so-called “gender-affirming care” provides “no demonstrable,

An Indian Health Service pediatrician convicted of molesting children on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation could lose retirement benefits as federal officials weigh revoking the doctor’s honorable discharge.

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Power promotes dependance and compliance.

Project will look for ways to sensitize medical professionals to their potential biases when they encounter children of color.

Members of a transgender advocacy organization admitted that children who receive transgender procedures are too young to be capable of consent.

The head of a pro-life pregnancy center group behind an initiative to end coerced abortion called on society to navigate the issue as it did the MeToo movement by providing women with a space to ...

The wellbeing of veterinary professionals remains a top priority for our profession and a key priority of the AVMA. Here are resources to help.

We handle child abuse by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals with compassion. Our child abuse lawyers represent victims of abuse throughout New York

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Medical suspicions hindered timely diagnosis of my child's cancer.

The previously unpublicized demotion of Mr. Jackson, now a Republican House member and a Trump ally, came after a Pentagon investigation found misconduct on the job.

Donald Trump and Barack Obama’s former White House physician Ronny Jackson was quietly punished by the Navy for misconduct on the job, according to a new Washington Post report.

The Last Week Tonight host looks into the issue of state medical boards mishandling complaints about negligent or harmful doctors

Learn about medical malpractice, such as how to check a healthcare provider's medical malpractice record and how to analyze and understand the findings if there have been medical malpractice suits filed.

This page is about Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuits. We discuss the law governing these suits, and the settlement amounts and jury payouts victim see. Pennsylvania is one of the biggest ...

The DOD paid out nearly $1 billion in claims, but providers often show clean public disciplinary record

Following a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing, Dr Fakher Gendy was suspended from medical practice for nine months and found guilty of serious professional misconduct

More than 200 women have accused a Massachusetts doctor in a lawsuit of sexual abusing them by performing unnecessary pelvic and breast exams. Former rheumatologist Dr. Derrick Todd is accused

A Florida man accused of possessing child pornography was arrested after he apparently emailed some of the material to himself, police said.

A Jupiter doctor is out of jail on bond after being accused of possession of child sexual abuse material.

More than 200 women and several men have signed onto a lawsuit claiming that a Boston-based doctor performed inappropriate physical examinations on them that weren't medically necessary.

A lawsuit involving over 200 women accuses a former rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy and invasive exams