Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating UT Southwestern Medical Center after The Dallas Morning News reported on the deaths of two nurses inside hospital restrooms. Both had overdosed on fentanyl, a potent painkiller used in hospitals. UT Southwestern declined to comment on the investigation and said it has recently improved how it tracks powerful medications. The [...]
A health aid at a western Indiana school was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing prescription medication from a student. Indiana State Police say they were contacted by the South Vermillion School Corporation on May 16 regarding the possible theft at Van Duyn Elementary School. Through the course of an investigation, Detective Michael Featherling learned the [...]
Police arrested a 48-year-old woman on August 14 after she allegedly stole controlled substances from a nursing and rehabilitation center. An administrator with Royal Middletown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reported a larceny to police on July 15, according to Middletown Detective Adam Tobias's official narrative. The administrator told the detective that between 11 p.m. on [...]
A doctor in Port Clinton is facing hundreds of charges in federal court after prosecutors say he prescribed thousands of doses powerful painkillers such as fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and other drugs, without regard to medical necessity. W. Bauer, 82, was indicted on 200 counts of distribution of controlled substances and 14 counts of healthcare [...]
A Casper doctor who ran a drug conspiracy that killed a woman will serve the minimum allowable sentence for his conviction on 21 felonies. Judge Alan Johnson on Monday afternoon cited concerns about sentencing requirements in ordering Shakeel . Kahn, 53, to serve 25 years’ imprisonment. Kahn’s brother, Nabeel, was sentenced to just over 15 [...]
A former school nurse is accused of stealing ADHD medication from students while working at a Sumner County high school. According to police affidavits, V. King was employed as a nurse at Station Camp High School. On Nov. 19, three students' medications for ADHD were found to be stolen from a locked medicine cabinet and [...]
Jill Schramm/MDN Trinity Hospital and its services in the community is the focus of a state Supreme Court appeal over a Hepatitis C outbreak uncovered in 2013. Trinity recently filed its response in court. Trinity Health called claims that it is responsible for a Hepatitis C outbreak “unsubstantiated” or “demonstrably false” in responding to an [...]
E. Stanke, 34, of Clio is facing four felony charges following an investigation by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. Stanke, a paramedic and ambulance driver with MMR (Mobile Medical Response), allegedly stole morphine and fentanyl, which were prescribed for patients and kept the drugs for his own personal use. During a televised press conference Monday, [...]
A rash of bloodstream infections at a cancer center spurred clinicians to turn into amateur sleuths, which in turn revealed that a former nurse had allegedly caused the outbreak by replacing intravenous painkiller medication with tap water. Federal charges were file against Kelsey Mulvey, 27, who faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine [...]
A former Chesterfield County Public Schools clinic aide accused of stealing a student's medication has had her nursing license suspended, according to documents obtained by CBS 6. C. Poytress’ nursing license was officially suspended on Tuesday, August 6, according to documents obtained from the Virginia Board of Nursing. Poytress, 39, was charged with three counts [...]