Marjo Johne
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- 7/12/2022
Cardiologist strikes back with defamation suit against medical resident who accused him of sexual assault
Dr. Benedict Glover claims Dr. Sophia Duong had accused him falsely to coerce settlement monies. She admits giving him verbal consent but said she was extremely intoxicated and, as a medical resident under his supervision, was conditioned to do as he said. - 7/11/2022
'Suspend, revoke, reprimand, condition or otherwise discipline': Walgreens charged with multiple state-wide violations in Vermont
More than 325 days of non-compliant closures. Insurance billing for prescriptions that patients could not pick up. Vaccines booked five minutes apart when only one pharmacist was onsite. These are just some of the accusations filed against Walgreens by Vermont's prosecuting attorney. - 7/11/2022
Body snatcher: Funeral home owner made over US$1.2M by stealing and selling hundreds of bodies
Family members thought their loved ones were being cremated. In many instances, the ashes they received from Sunset Mesa Funeral Home belonged to someone—or something–else. - 7/7/2022
Great resignation! Retaining employees in the face of high remote work demand
Canadian companies are scrambling to fill 915,000 job vacancies and more than half of workers would rather quit than return to the workplace full time. What can you do about it? - 7/5/2022
Random selection: Doctor culls patient roster to survive
'I was shocked. I had to read it twice,' recalled one patient who was dropped by her family physician. "Then my heart kind of went out to him too." - 7/5/2022
Doc who promoted $14K alternative cancer 'treatments' hit with 4-month suspension and $85K in costs
Doctor found guilty of promoting unproven, non-medical services—such as Vitamin C infusions and infrared sauna. - 7/4/2022
‘Simple accounting entry’ leads to thousands in fines and court costs for three pharmacists
Quebec pharmacists and business partners Jonathan Banville, Steven Haddad and Patrick Lamarche were found guilty of unlawful sharing of fees and profits with a non-pharmacist, even though they were re-allocating profits to a clinic they owned. - 7/3/2022
Nurse loses job after threatening to withhold Viagra from conservative white men
'I prescribe meds...I can also choose not to prescribe them,' Shawna Harris tweeted shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned. - 7/3/2022
No biopsy, cytology or ultrasound: Ob-gyn suspended for missing patient's endometrial cancer
Had he conducted the proper diagnostics, Dr. Gérald W. Stanimir would have concluded something other than vaginal dryness, said the Collège des médecins du Québec. - 6/29/2022
From cottage owner to landlord: 10 things to know before renting out your summer place
Extra income to cover the costs of cottage ownership? Check. Lots of work—and a few headaches and hard lessons learned—when you become a cottage landlord? Check, check, check.
