Indian American psychiatrist told to pay 145,000 USD for opiod violations MD Bureau1 May 2020 9:45 AM ISTNew York: An Indian American psychiatrist is paying $145,000 in fines over charges of over-prescribing opioid medications, according to the Justice...
Opioid prescriptions linked to obesity find researchers Medical Dialogues Bureau7 April 2020 6:30 PM ISTTwo new studies from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription...
Long-term prescription opioid use associated with obesity Hina Zahid3 April 2020 7:00 PM ISTLong-term prescription opioid use is associated with obesity, finds new study.Opioid prescriptions are on the rise globally. Prior studies have...
Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Addictive Painkillers: India-Born Billionaire on Trial in US Medical Dialogues Bureau30 Jan 2019 9:26 AM ISTÂ Washington:Â An India-born onetime billionaire and founder of a drug company went on trial in the US along with four others on charges of paying...
US: Padmashri Doctor accused of Healthcare fraud, gets bail on record Rs 50 crore bond Medical Dialogues Bureau17 Jan 2019 12:45 PM ISTRajendra Bothra, who was awarded Padmashri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, was indicted along with five other physicians in the alleged USD...
Detroit: No bond for doctor accused of leading opioid scheme Medical Dialogues Bureau14 Dec 2018 9:00 AM ISTDETROIT — A judge has refused to grant bond to a 77-year-old Detroit-area doctor who is charged with being at the centre of a multimillion-dollar...
Indian-origin cardiologist pleads guilty to distributing highly addictive prescription drugs Medical Dialogues Bureau29 Nov 2018 9:09 AM ISTNEW YORK: An Indian-American cardiologist has pleaded guilty to distributing highly addictive prescription drugs to patients without any medical...
Punjab government to set up outpatient opioid clinics for drug addicts Medical Dialogues Bureau19 July 2018 9:56 AM ISTChandigarh:Â To provide health care services to drug addicts, the Punjab government will set up Outpatient Opioid Assisted Treatment (OOAT) clinics in...
Indian-American doctor arrested for fraud, distributing opioids savita thakur thakur14 Dec 2017 9:00 AM ISTWashington: An Indian-American cardiologist in Nevada has been arrested on the charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and healthcare...
Death rates soar among people hospitalized for opioids savita thakur thakur5 Dec 2017 9:00 AM ISTMiami: People who are hospitalized for opioids including prescription painkillers and heroin are four times more likely to die than they were 15 years...
Opioid epidemic declared a health emergency in US savita thakur thakur30 Oct 2017 12:38 PM ISTWASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday, stopping short of a national emergency...
US charges 412 people with healthcare fraud, opioid-related schemes savita thakur thakur16 July 2017 9:00 AM ISTNewyork: The US Justice Department announced charges against 412 people for taking part in healthcare frauds and opioid-related crimes that cost...
