When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine
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It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.
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The BTK serial killer investigation is being used as a teaching tool in college criminal justice courses around the country.
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Deep differences have emerged between doctors and the leadership of the Kenya Medical Association over murder charges facing one of them.
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Federal prosecutors sought two life sentences Tuesday for a militant abortion opponent already serving 25 years to life for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.
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A doctor accused of indiscriminately prescribing painkillers that prosecutors say led to seven patient deaths has pleaded guilty to lesser charges and agreed to give up his medical license.
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In âMr. Brooks,â serial killing is an addiction that sufferers hope to overcome by attending 12-step meetings.
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Those treating pain make subjective choices about dosage. When a doctor gets it wrong, is it a mistake or a felony?
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It&#39;s a lesson children learn even before their ABCs â-ay you&#39;re sorry when you hurt someone. But it&#39;s now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful
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Volunteer doctors who treat patients at the state Capitol will face increased scrutiny after it was learned a registered sex offender was twice honored as a "doctor of the day," officials said Friday.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - A bizarre murder case involving a Pentecostal pastor convicted of manipulating his former nanny to shoot his wife will go another round in court as both prosecutors and defence lawyers appealed the initial ruling.
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A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.
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A surgeon appears in court charged with the manslaughter of a patient who had attempted suicide.
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Lawyers for a man who has admitted killing Sweden's foreign minister want him treated as a psychiatric patient, not a common criminal.
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A prestigious medical school was tipped off one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
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On this much, mental health and law enforcement experts who observe murder cases agree: Guilt wears many faces.
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A doctor charged with killing a patient in the UK was about to take part in surgery when she was arrested in the US.
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Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.