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Surgeries he never performed: Indian-origin Houston doctor agrees to pay over $2 million to settle medical fraud allegations

An Indian-origin doctor in Houston agreed to pay $2 million to settle medical fraud allegations against him. Dr Ajay Aggarwal, an Indian-origin pain medicine doctor from Houston, has agreed to pay over $2 million to resolve allegations of medical fraud against him, the US Justice Department revealed. Between 2021 and 2023, the 63-year-old doctor billed […]

H-1B row: Trump aide Harmeet K Dhillon says US’ medical system is broken, ‘My father was a foreign medical graduate’

Indian-origin Trump official Harmeet K Dhillon said US’ medical system is broken. Donald Trump administration’s Assistant Attorney General, India-born Harmeet K Dhillon, waded into the ongoing H-1B row and slammed the US medical system. Citing the example of his father who was a foreign medical graduate and, Dhillon said her father was the only orthopedic […]

‘Foreign lobby’: Republican senator says H-1B crucial for medical field, gets trolled

Republican senator Greg Murphy draws flak after saying H-1B is critical for the country’s medical sector. Amid the intense anti-H-1B sentiment in the US, Republican senator Greg Murphy was trolled on X after he said H-1B visas are critical to address the physician shortage in the country. He said rural communities can’t find US doctors, […]

Plane crash: 4 people killed in medical plane crash in Arizona; personnel were en route to pickup patient

Four people were killed when a medical transport plane they were onboard crashed while attempting to land at Chinle Municipal Airport in Arizona’s Navajo Nation, authorities confirmed.The twin-propeller Beechcraft 300 went down on Tuesday during its landing approach in the eastern region of the state, according to both local police and the Federal Aviation Administration […]

Saudi Arabia’s new referral centre to oversee 15 key medical tasks, from airlifts to prisoner releases | World News

Saudi Arabia has established a new Medical Referral Centre under the Ministry of Health/Representative Image TL;DR: Saudi Arabia has established a new Medical Referral Centre under the Ministry of Health to oversee, regulate, and coordinate all patient referral processes, both within the country and abroad. The centre is tasked with 15 key responsibilities, including managing […]

World’s first rare blood group found in Bangalore woman, marking a historic medical discovery | World News

In a historic medical breakthrough, researchers have discovered a previously unknown blood group in a 38-year-old woman from Kolar district, Karnataka. This extraordinary finding came to light when she was admitted for cardiac surgery and her blood type was found to be incompatible with all available O-positive donor units, despite being categorised as O Rh+. […]

Hulk Hogan died an hour after medics responded to ‘serious’ medical issue: New details revealed

Hulk Hogan tore off his shirt at the Republican convention last year as he roared in support of Trump-Vance. (Photo: USA Today) Florida’s Clearwater Police Department revealed the exact chronological details of what happened when they received a call from Hulk Hogan’s Florida home for a “serious medical” issue. Medics were sent to Hulk Hogan’s […]

‘Exploited patients for sex’: Indian-origin doctor in New Jersey charged with medical fraud, assault on female patients

Indian-origin doctor charged in New Jersey for prescribing opioids taking sexual favors from patients. Ritesh Kalra, an Indian-origin New Jersey doctor, has been charged with multiple medical frauds, including the distribution of opioids without any legitimate medical purpose, billing the visits that never happened. Kalra also solicited sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioid […]

‘Medical episode’: Man dies after being pulled into MRI machine; police say he was wearing heavy metal chain

A 61-year-old man died after he was pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain at a medical facility in New York on Wednesday, reports ABC News.The incident took place in the afternoon at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, Long Island. According to Nassau County Police, the man entered an MRI room without […]

‘They are trying to hide…’: Medical experts weigh in on Trump’s ‘bruised’ hand; press sec dismisses speculations

A recent close-up of Donald Trump’s hand at a press event has sparked fresh speculation about the Republican leader’s ‘bruised’ hand.Viewers noticed what looked like heavy makeup covering a patch on the back of his hand, raising concerns about the US president’s health.Trump was speaking at the White House on Tuesday during a joint appearance […]