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New Allegations in Doc's Drano Poisoning Case; $535M Behavioral Health Verdict

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Yue "Emily" Yu, MD, the California doctor charged with poisoning her husband with Drano, that she coached her kids to lie about their dad. (Los Angeles Times)

Universal Health Services is in a negligence case involving one of its behavioral health services subsidiaries. The jury ruled that the company was at fault in the rape of a 13-year-old patient by another patient. (Becker's Behavioral Health)

A Detroit jury to the family of a boy who was severely injured during birth at a hospital in the Henry Ford Health System. (Click On Detroit)

The trial of anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, who is accused of poisoning IV bags, on Monday. Prosecutors said during opening statements that Ortiz "used his medical skills and knowledge to hurt people instead of help them." (WFAA)

Alleged victims of Illinois ob/gyn Fabio Ortega, MD -- who already served a year in prison for sexual abuse -- , as some 500 of them have now levied accusations against him. (ABC 7)

An Iowa nurse was sentenced to for stealing painkillers from at least 50 women who had just given birth. (Kansas City Star)

Five doctors will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle kickback allegations connected to referrals for lab tests, .

The Radiology Group, a Georgia-based diagnostic radiology company, will pay about $3 million to settle allegations that it "rubber stamped" interpretation reports prepared by contractors in India who weren't allowed to practice medicine in the U.S., .

A physician couple from Pennsylvania -- John Johnson, MD, and Paula Johnson, MD -- pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges for their roles in a urine drug testing scheme that led to overbilling and unnecessary tests, .

The family of a Maryland mother who died after cosmetic surgery at a Florida facility will get a . (Miami Herald)

Colorado doctor Mark Young, MD, who operated a ketamine clinic, has been on charges of "sexual contact - fake medical exam." (9 News)

A Texas woman who was charged with murder for self-managed abortion only to have the case dropped has now in federal court. (AP)

Iowa nurse practitioner Carl Markley -- who is facing sex trafficking charges and is accused of inappropriately touching boys during exams -- has been named in a who alleges he was wrongfully terminated after he started questioning Markley's physical exams. (KCCI)

Twin siblings in Nevada filed a lawsuit accusing the late ob/gyn Joseph Plautz, MD, of to impregnate their mother without her knowledge. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Charges have been re-filed against Missouri physician Travis Birkhead, MD, who is now accused of . (KOMU)

Lynn Lindaman, MD, the Iowa doctor who was convicted of sexual abuse earlier this year, had his . (Des Moines Register)

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    Kristina Fiore leads ѻý’s enterprise & investigative reporting team. She’s been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW, and others. Send story tips to k.fiore@medpagetoday.com.