DETROIT — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak has agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter, according to an email sent to families and obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The deal with Glenn Chin calls for a 7 1/2-year prison … Read more
Gilead HIV prescription bottles seized at Best Scripts pharmacy. Courtesy: Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences says it uncovered a dangerous drug-counterfeiting operation in which its HIV medications were tampered with and improperly resold before reaching patients. The scheme, allegedly run out of two New York City pharmacies, identified Peter Khaim, a twice-convicted medical fraudster, as the … Read more
Medical professionals and students participate in a silent march as they condemn the rape and murder of a doctor, in Kolkata on August 15, 2024. Dibyangshu Sarkar | Afp | Getty Images The Indian Medical Association, the largest association of modern medicine doctors in India, has called for the suspension of non-emergency medical services for … Read more
Sydney physical education teacher Tayla Brailey is facing further child abuse charges after being accused of sexually abusing a student. The 30-year-old was arrested at a school in southwest Sydney earlier this month after it was alleged a 17-year-old boy had been sexually touched by a teacher. She was granted condition bail during a brief … Read more
Sometimes, it can be hard to know when to break up. Maybe things aren’t great overall, but you’ve settled into a rhythm, and it’s mostly fine on a day-to-day basis. Maybe you both live in an apartment that neither one of you could afford on your own. Maybe they’ve worn you down so much over … Read more
A 12-year-old Texas girl died Monday after her mother and stepfather failed to seek medical attention for four days following life-threatening injuries, instead attempting to nurse her back to health with smoothies, authorities said. Miranda Sipps, a cheerleader at Jourdanton Junior High School in Christine, Texas, was found in critical condition when her mother called … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference, the day after a guilty verdict in his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., May 31, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid … Read more
The money Vladislav Klyushin made from stolen financial information literally piled up, filling a safe with stacks of hundred-dollar bills. At one point, he was hoarding over $3 million in illegal gains. In less than three years, Klyushin’s cybersecurity scam amassed more than $93 million. His company, M-13, acted as a front for Russian hackers … Read more
KOLKATA, India — A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors and paramedics in several cities across India demand better and safer working conditions. Scores of people went on a rampage at a medical college campus in eastern India, attacking vehicles … Read more
An elderly man has been charged with the murder of his wife more than 26 years after claiming she was killed during a home invasion. Denise Govendir, 53, was killed at Dover Heights, in Sydney’s east, early on March 10, 1998. More than a quarter of a century later, her husband Aaron Govendir was arrested … Read more
