A former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14 patients lost a defamation lawsuit against his former employers on Monday, after a judge stepped in for a jury on grounds the evidence presented by the defendants was incontrovertible. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh issued his directed verdict against former doctor William Husel, whose attorneys accused Michigan-based Trinity Health and Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus of orchestrating a campaign to destroy his reputation. Husel was seeking more than $18 million from the providers.
Yale School of Medicine has announced the formation of the Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute, bringing together renowned experts in imaging technology, clinical translation, and data science from across the university. The institute—one of only a handful of such in the nation—will serve as a center of innovation and excellence in biomedical imaging, driving transformative advancements in both basic science and clinical translation to better understand human health and guide the treatment of disease.
The Trump administration is denying reporting by The Guardian that said VA hospitals could refuse care to veterans based on factors like marital status and political affiliation due to an executive order by President Trump. The Guardian earlier Monday published a report saying VA hospitals are implementing new rules in response to Trump's executive order in January, which would permit workers to deny care to veterans based on characteristics not protected by federal law.
Companion bills have recently been introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate that seek to make violent attacks on employees of hospitals and healthcare organizations a federal crime.
Doctors at VA hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald Trump. The new rules, obtained by the Guardian, also apply to psychologists, dentists and a host of other occupations. They have already gone into effect in at least some VA medical centers. Medical staff are still required to treat veterans regardless of race, color, religion and sex, and all veterans remain entitled to treatment. But individual workers are now free to decline to care for patients based on personal characteristics not explicitly prohibited by federal law.
Disruption has been a defining characteristic of medicine whose history is defined by advances in treatment and care. What is happening today is different, as broad forces reconfigure every aspect of care, everywhere, all at once.