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Eight is enough: Dr. Michael Kamrava, the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive eight babies by implanting 12 embryos, will lose his license to practice medicine, the California Medical Board has ruled. The board said that Kamrava “did not exercise sound judgement.” And Suleman, who became known as Octomom after giving birth to eight babies, is not the only patient who experienced Kamrava’s zeal. A 48-year-old woman suffered complications after becoming pregnant with quadruplets and a 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after receiving Doc Oc’s fertility treatments. Kamrava loses his license on July 1.
Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
European E. coli outbreak: The World Health Organization says that the E. coli bacteria that killed 17 people and sickened more than 1,500 in Europe is a strain that has never been seen before that is more virulent and produces more toxins.
Tropical disease drugs: Sanofi and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative have entered a three-year agreement to research nine neglected tropical diseases.
Kids ER visits: Most repeat visits to emergency rooms for kids are mental health and behavioral issues and for life threatening situations, according to a new study.
You’re fired! Hong Kong specialty pharma AlphaRx terminates Chief Scientist Dr. Joseph Schwarz and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Weisspapir for cause. No details were given in a short securities filing or terse press release other than a vague description of “violations of the Company’s policies and procedures.” The company says it is searching for a chief scientist.
Beyond Analytics: How Sellers Dorsey is Hard-Coding Value into Medicaid Policy [Video]
How to turn analytics into actual policy outcomes.
M&A: Kindred Healthcare completes its $932 million acquisition of RehabCare Group.
More M&A: Diagnostics firm Hologic acquires TCT International, a distributor of medical products in China, for $135 million cash.
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