Rubbing Alcohol Injection Suit; Doc Gets 20 Years; Research Beagle Raid Charges

Oregon podiatrist Colin Mizuo, DPM, allegedly injected rubbing alcohol instead of an anesthetic as he removed a woman’s toenails, a lawsuit claims. The woman said she suffered significant pain as two toenails were pulled, and later necrosis. (WUSA 9)

Chintan Shah, MD, of Florida, was arrested on child porn charges after an investigation found he was allegedly having illicit conversations with minors on social media. (WCJB)

And Iowa pediatrician Najeeb Khalil Ahmed Ansari, MD, had his license revoked amid allegations of inappropriate conduct with young female patients. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Tennessee gynecologist Sanjeev Kumar, MD, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of performing unnecessary hysteroscopy procedures on patients and not properly sterilizing and reusing single-use devices. (Action News 5)

Pennsylvania cardiologist Hemal Gada, MD, who claimed he was fired by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for retaliation after reporting alleged conflicts of interest by the president and CEO, has agreed to dismiss his lawsuit against the health system. (TribLIVE)

Two people were indicted for billing Medicaid for ambulette services that were never provided or were induced by kickbacks, federal prosecutors said.

At least 47 people were charged with felonies after trying to steal thousands of beagles from a Wisconsin research facility. (New York Times)

The founder and former CEO of the embattled digital health company Done Global was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of $1 million for the company’s role in illegally distributing more than 37 million pills of amphetamine-dextroamphetamine (Adderall). The company’s former clinical president was sentenced to 2 years in prison and a $1 million fine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

A union has accused HHS and the Treasury Department of neglecting the telework requests of employees with disabilities, as requests for reasonable accommodations have gone unanswered. (Government Executive)