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Saturday, April 18, 2026

$425M Heartburn Drug Settlement; 5 Years for Clinic Fire; $2.5M ... - Medpage Today

AstraZeneca will pay $425 millionopens in a new tab or window to settle lawsuits alleging that patients suffered kidney injuries while using its heartburn drugs esomeprazole (Nexium) and omeprazole (Prilosec). (The Hill)

A 22-year-old woman was sentenced to 5 years in prison for setting fire to a Wyoming clinic that was under construction but planned to offer gender-affirming care and abortions, according to federal prosecutorsopens in a new tab or window.

Pennsylvania physician Vladimir Iakomi, MD, was charged with indecent assaultopens in a new tab or window after allegedly touching a patient inappropriately during an office visit. (Penn Live)

New York emergency nurse Erik Hjemdahl-Monsen was arrested and chargedopens in a new tab or window with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. (The Buffalo News)

Ohio nurse Brian Trissel has been accused of secretly filmingopens in a new tab or window his girlfriend's preteen daughter. (Columbus Dispatch)

A couple accused by patients of giving false diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease received prison timeopens in a new tab or window. Sherry-Ann Jenkins, PhD, was sentenced to almost 6 years in prison and her husband Oliver Jenkins, MD, got 41 months. (Columbus Dispatch)

Heather Pressdee, the Pennsylvania nurse charged with killing two nursing home patients with insulin, now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from a third alleged victimopens in a new tab or window. (Trib Live)

A jury awarded $2.5 millionopens in a new...



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