Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims

In Oregon, an ambulance hit a cyclist — then billed him almost $2,000 for a ride to the hospital, a new lawsuit alleged. (New York Post)

Florida doctor Mark Anthony Smith, MD, is facing charges for allegedly stealing donations and other items meant for the victims of Hurricane Helene. (First Coast News)

And another Florida doctor, Dairon Manuel Garcia, MD, was arrested after being caught importing the “date rape” drug gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) from France. (CBS News)

A woman who pretended to be a nurse injected thousands of doses of fake Botox and other dermal fillers that had been smuggled into the U.S. (NBC News)

Two former students filed a lawsuit alleging a nurse at Utah Valley University sexually assaulted them in 2016 and 2018. (ABC 4)

Louisiana physician Keith Hickey, MD, was arrested for alleged sexual abuse. (4WWL)

Georgia VA doctor Rajesh Motibhai Patel, MD, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a female patient who was under his care, though he was acquitted of charges pertaining to three other alleged victims. (FOX5 Atlanta)

The HHS Office of Civil Rights settled two ransomware cybersecurity investigations: one with Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota for $500,000, and another with Oklahoma-based Bryan County Ambulance Authority for $90,000.

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General has sued Prospect Medical Holdings for years of “mismanagement and neglect” of Crozer Health. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

Iowa physician Adam Smith, MD, (also known as Adam Bryant) will pay nearly $200,000 to settle allegations that he wrongly billed for medically unnecessary procedures, according to federal prosecutors.

Indiana physician Martin Maassen, MD, was indicted for allegedly trafficking oxycodone, along with 12 Pennsylvania residents. Maassen was also charged with unlawful distribution of immediate-release amphetamine (Adderall). (CBS News)

New Hampshire doctor Adnan Khan, MD, pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute controlled substances through his business, New England Medicine and Counseling Associates, which operated a network of clinics that purportedly treated patients with substance use disorder, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.