'Octomom' doctor stripped of medical license
The fertility doctor who helped a woman give birth to octuplets in 2009 will be stripped of his license by the California Medical Board because of "gross negligence."
The board revoked Dr Michael Kamrava's license effective July 1, according to documents on its website alleging a number of cases of malpractice, chief among them the creation of the tabloid sensation dubbed "Octomom."
The Beverly Hills-based board said Kamrava had committed "gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and incompetence" when he repeatedly implanted multiple embryos into Nadya Suleman, identified as "N.S." from 2002 to 2008.
In 2009 Suleman -- who was unmarried, unemployed and already had six children -- gave birth to octuplets after Kamrava implanted 12 embryos the year before, far more than the maximum recommended three.
The medical board filed two lawsuits against Kamrava in 2010, accusing him of negligence and of failing to recommend that Suleman consult a mental health specialist.
The board has faulted Kamrava's treatment of other patients as well, including his alleged failure to tell one of his patients she was at risk of ovarian cancer after abnormal test results.
(c) 2011 AFP
-
From lemons to lemonade: Reaction uses carbon dioxide to make carbon-based semiconductor,
32 comments
-
Thioridazine kills cancer stem cells in human while avoiding toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments,
3 comments
-
SpaceX private rocket blasts off for space station (Update),
42 comments
-
Climate scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea,
31 comments
-
SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell, astronauts say (Update),
2 comments
-
Classical and Quantum Mechanics via Lie algebras
Apr 15, 2011
- More from Physics Forums - Independent Research
More news stories
Keep food safety in mind this memorial day weekend
(HealthDay) -- Picnics, parades and cookouts are as much a part of Memorial Day weekend as tributes to the United States' war veterans.
14 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Family history of Alzheimer's affects functional connectivity
(HealthDay) -- Cognitively normal individuals with a family history of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) may display lower resting state functional connectivity in the default mode network (DMN) of the brain, ...
Medicine & Health / Alzheimer's disease & dementia
23 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Color-changing contact lenses to help diabetics (w/ Video)
For the millions of Americans with diabetes, the inconvenient and often painful method of testing blood sugar levels is a way of life. But research and innovative product design by scientists at The University of Akron may ...
May 23, 2012 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
4
|
Missouri opts for untested drug for executions
(AP) -- The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of choice for executions in Missouri, causing a stir among critics who question how the state can guarantee ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 24, 2012 |
not rated yet |
4
Thioridazine kills cancer stem cells in human while avoiding toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments
A team of scientists at McMaster University has discovered a drug, thioridazine, successfully kills cancer stem cells in the human while avoiding the toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments.
May 24, 2012 |
4.7 / 5 (40) |
3
|
Nvidia trumpets Tegra 3 phone design wins for 2012
(Phys.org) -- Nvidia’s competitive war paint has a name, Tegra 3. On the heels of Nvidia announcements about lowering costs of its Tegra 3 processors and Nvidia-enabled tablets running Android Ice Cream ...
Browser wars flare in mobile space
The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet.
Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history
(AP) -- Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself.
Dell tablet leak: 10.1-inch display, two-battery choice
(Phys.org) -- Headline after headline talks about vendors’ tablets in the wings as likely number-one contenders for the iPad. Such claims have justifiably been taken with a grain of salt, considering ...
Social welfare cuts ultimately come with heavy price, researchers say
(Phys.org) -- Slashing government funding for Medicaid, food stamps and other programs that serve the poor – while politically popular with some lawmakers and many conservatives – may do more harm ...
Is a classical electrodynamics law incompatible with special relativity?
(Phys.org) -- The laws of classical electromagnetism that were developed in the 19th century are the same laws that scientists use today. They include Maxwell’s four equations along with the Lorentz la ...
Jun 02, 2011
Rank: 2.3 / 5 (3)
Jun 02, 2011
Rank: 3 / 5 (2)
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 3 / 5 (4)
In the Conservative Libertarian view, Licensing societies must be abolished and that consumers - like octo-mom are the best people to judge the quality of their doctor, and not a panel of experts in the field.
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 1 / 5 (5)
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 5 / 5 (3)
Are those "monetary rewards" enough to fully pay for the care of a child? If not then your argument must be false because there is no real financial gain.
It is obvious to me that you are disingenuous in your claims, and only seeking to distort the truth so you can feel better about your personal beliefs.
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 1 / 5 (3)
Facts remain facts even when you don't want them pointed out.
Many people choose immediate gain even when the long term effect is a net loss.
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 5 / 5 (4)
It seems that your definition of Fact, and the dictionary definition may be different.
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 5 / 5 (2)
Here in wisconsin W2 (our welfare program) provides the following
So to make up the cost of the birth alone that would be over 2.5 years of welfare payments (if it's the first child, much more if not).
On average it costs aproximately 90$ per month just to feed a child of 1 year old (using the USDA's Thrifty food plan, which does not include much). Add in costs for clothing, school supplies, healthcare, ETC and you get FAR more than 250 a month, and MUCH MUCH more than 150$ per month.
-------
Liberals tend to be Pro-BirthControl, Pro-Condoms, Pro-Choice, Have smaller family sizes and encourage sexual education to prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Now that i've done my Due Diligence to prove my facts where is your proof?
Jun 03, 2011
Rank: 1 / 5 (1)
No, Medicaid pays for the birth of the child [or the hospital is stuck with the cost of providing indigent care].
You fail to count WIC vouchers, child support payments from the biological father, etc. You don't count the support payments directly to the mother from SSI (above the allowance for children), housing, medical care, etc.
Jun 06, 2011
Rank: 2.3 / 5 (3)
Gosh, I seem to remember you ConservaTards whining about how Liberals are anti-children because they defend a woman's right to choose abortion if she feel it is necessary.
Consistency is clearly NOT a hallmark of Conservative thought.