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Randall Foster, Las Vegas psychiatrist, loses right to prescribe
Randall Foster Las Vegas Sun Another doctor loses his right to prescribe Psychiatrist, 81, can no longer provide patients access to controlled substances --Excerpt The Nevada State Medical Examiners Board has stripped a Las Vegas psychiatrist of his license to prescribe controlled substances because the drugs he prescribed to a Kentucky woman may have contributed to her suicide. The medical board took the action against Dr. Randall Foster at an emergency meeting Monday because he “presents an unacceptable risk to the citizens of Nevada,” documents show. Authorities are continuing to investigate other patient complaints about the doctor. Foster, who is [...]
Sevil Akman, Michigan Psychiatrist, Fired
Sevil Akman The Associated Press Psychiatrist Fired In Death Of Patient At Mental Hospital Dateline: Northville, Michigan June 7, 1985 -- Excerpt A staff psychiatrist has been fired following an investigation of the slaying of a patient at the Northville Regional Psychiatric Center, becoming the eighth employee disciplined in the case, an official says. Dr. Sevil Akman was fired for making "major errors in professional judgment" in her handling of one of the patients charged with murder in the May 26 slaying, state Mental Health Director C. Patrick Babcock said Thursday...