Naked Doc Investigated; Urologist Gets Life in Prison; Man Charged in Doc’s Murder

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A newly released video shows Arkansas doctor David Diffine, MD, walking around his clinic nude and performing a sexual act in front of his workers. The state medical board has been investigating the incident. (WDBJ)

New York urologist Darius Paduch, MD, PhD, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing several patients, including children, over many years. (AP)

Illinois man William Zientek has been charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend endocrinologist Olga Duchon, MD, who was shot in front of their 3-year-old daughter after Duchon gave a presentation on Sunday. Prosecutors say Zientek claimed the shooting was in self-defense. (CBS Chicago)

Ohio gastroenterologist David Joseph Wenzke, MD, is being investigated by the state’s medical board over allegations that he sexually assaulted patients for more than a decade. (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Former hospital CEO Yorai Benzeevi, MD, was sentenced to pay $2.4 million in restitution for corruption crimes related to his time at California-based Healthcare Conglomerate Associates. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

A Texas woman is suing a hospital for allegedly switching her at birth. (WYFF)

Pharmaceutical company QOL Medical will pay $47 million to resolve claims that it offered kickbacks in the form of free Carbon-13 breath testing in order to induce claims for its drug sacrosidase (Sucraid), according to the Department of Justice.

New York physician Kenneth Fishberger, MD, pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering unnecessary brain scans, federal prosecutors said.

A Virginia hospital system will pay about $2.4 million to settle claims that it submitted claims for sterilization and hysterectomy procedures that contained false information, according to federal prosecutors.

A former home healthcare company owner who fled to Pakistan to evade federal charges was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months in prison. Muhammad Zafar offered kickbacks and bribes to recruiters in exchange for beneficiary information, prosecutors said.

Eli Lilly has followed Johnson & Johnson in suing HHS over its 340B drug discount program. (HealthcareDive)

  • Kristina Fiore leads MedPage’s enterprise & investigative reporting team. She’s been a medical journalist for more than a decade and her work has been recognized by Barlett & Steele, AHCJ, SABEW, and others. Send story tips to k.fiore@medpagetoday.com. Follow



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