Blogging on Healthcare and Price Transparency

A joint investigation found that Sono Bello and other cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits alleging disfiguring injuries, including 12 wrongful death cases over the past seven years. kffhealthnews

The U.S. body-contouring market topped $22 billion in 2024, and chains like Sono Bello target customers willing to pay up to $20,000 out-of-pocket, often on high-interest credit.

America's premier infectious disease agency is effectively leaderless — and it's happening in the middle of an active Ebola outbreak.

Dr. Jeffrey Taubenberger, acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has stepped down.

Dr. Farid Fata falsely diagnosed over 500 patients with cancer, administering unnecessary and harmful treatments to fraudulently bill Medicare over $200 million.

Whistleblowers, including staff and a fellow doctor, uncovered the scheme, leading to Fata’s arrest, conviction, and 45-year prison sentence.

Victims suffered severe physical and emotional damage, with some dying from complications caused by treatments they never needed.

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