Tag: doctor
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Texas AG sues doctor who allegedly provided transgender care to 21 minors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a Dallas doctor on Thursday for providing transition-related care for nearly two dozen minors, violating state law. Paxton alleged that Dr. May Chi Lau, who specializes in adolescent medicine, provided hormone-replacement therapy to 21 minors between October 2023 and August for the purpose of transitioning genders. In 2023, Texas…
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Two former Indiana University basketball players accuse team doctor of sex abuse
Two former Indiana University basketball players have sued their alma mater alleging their team doctor repeatedly sexually assaulted them and their teammates and the school did nothing to stop him. Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller, who played for the Hoosiers in the 1990s under legendary coach Bob Knight, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in…
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Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s overdose death expected to plead guilty
A California doctor is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a deal with federal prosecutors over the fatal overdose of “Friends” star Matthew Perry last year. Mark Chavez, 54, will appear before Judge Jean Rosenbluth in a Los Angeles court, and his legal team has indicated he will plead to conspiring to distribute ketamine to…
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Beirut eye doctor describes ‘devastating’ injuries after blasts
BEIRUT — An eye doctor in Lebanon said he has treated some 40 to 50 people with serious injuries, including some who lost both eyes, after a wave of communication device explosions targeted members of the militant group Hezbollah this week, killing dozens. “We’ve never seen that much cases of patients and casualties that have…