WV pharmacies not waiting around for board’s discipline of doctor June 30, 2015 Citing “a preponderance of evidence,” a West Virginia pharmacy is refusing to fill prescriptions for a doctor [...]
Alabama balks at Supreme Court’s teeth-whitening decision June 29, 2015 On June 5th, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that only licensed dentists are allowed to provide teeth-whitening services, [...]
‘Pill mills’ getting attention of DEA June 19, 2015 The term is often synonymous with dirty connotations—drug dealing, narcotics factory, over-prescribing, criminal [...]
Nurse practitioners getting wider scope to invade docs’ traditional turf June 18, 2015 Doctor shortages—and new laws in at least 20 states—are giving nurse practitioners license to perform many procedures [...]
10% of state’s attorneys get ‘License Suspended’ Notice June 17, 2015 The state of Arkansas launched an unusual crackdown on lawyers who failed to pay their license fees on time. According to [...]
Medicare steps up policing of abusive drug prescribers? June 4, 2015 Medical professionals who are frequent prescribers of opiates may face stricter scrutiny from the Centers for [...]
Ohio teacher misconduct sees sharp increase June 3, 2015 The Ohio Department of Education saw a significant increase in teacher misconduct in 2014. The department received over [...]
Board drops cease-and-desist order against neurofeedback counselor June 1, 2015 In a move that may or may not be related to the recent Supreme Court decision in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. [...]