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Could You Be Addicted To Tanning?
DETROIT (WWJ) – As the FDA orders tougher new standards for sunscreen manufacturers, studies show the reason why so many people feel they just need to tan is that it can be an addiction, similar to...
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Local Dr. Hosts Back-To-School Live Facebook Chat
NOVI (WWJ) – Battling back-to-school worries? This time of year, parents have many questions – from how to transition from a laid back summer schedule to a busy school time routine, to concerns about...
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Police: U-M Pediatrician Found With Child Porn
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) – A University of Michigan pediatrician is accused of possessing child porn. The 36-year-old Dr. Stephen Jenson, arrested last Friday, is facing four counts of possession of child...
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Claud Young, Cousin, Doctor To Coleman Young, Dies
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A family care doctor who came to prominence as the health care provider for longtime Detroit Mayor Coleman Young has died. Claud Young’s daughter says her 85-year-old father died...
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Doctor: Suicides Not Linked To Holiday Season
ROYAL OAK (WWJ) – Since Christmas there has been a rash of suicides making the headlines in the Metro Detroit area. Beaumont Psychiatrist Dr. William Miles said it’s a myth that more suicides occur...
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Accused Peeping Pediatrician Takes Plea Deal
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – A 65-year-old pediatrician charged in an Ann Arbor peeping case has pleaded no contest in an agreement with prosecutors. AnnArbor.com reports Howard Weinblatt entered the plea...
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Doctor Accused Of Poor Work Makes Deal With State
WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP. (AP) – A Detroit-area doctor accused of misdiagnosing epilepsy in hundreds of children has agreed to pay a $10,000 penalty and have his future work reviewed by another doctor. The...
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Feds File Child Porn Charges Against Ex-UM Doctor
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – The federal government has filed child pornography charges against an ex-resident physician at University of Michigan Hospital. Stephen Jenson, 36, was charged Tuesday with receipt...
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U-M Doctor Removed From Duty After Violence Claim
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – The University of Michigan Health System says a physician has been removed from duty after the family of a 19-year-old man reported he was hit by the doctor while getting treatment...
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Pediatrician Gets Probation In Child Peeping Case
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – An Ann Arbor pediatrician charged with looking out his window to watch a 12-year-old girl change clothes has been sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to move. A judge...
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New Review In U-M Child Porn Case Underway
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – A new external investigation is under way into a six-month delay in reporting suspected child pornography to police after it was found on a computer flash drive in a locked...
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Doctor Stabbed By Patient At Lansing Hospital
LANSING (AP) – Authorities say an emergency room doctor was treated for minor injuries after being stabbed in the neck with a knife by a patient at a Lansing hospital. The stabbing happened late Friday...
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Monroe Doctor Charged In Patient Sex Assault
MONROE (WWJ) – A psychiatrist at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe is facing rape charges. Michigan State Police arrested Dr. Abdullah Mohamed after receiving a complaint from a 26-year-old female...
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U-M Porn Case Reviews Could Exceed $500K
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) – Investigations related to a six-month delay in reporting to police the discovery of suspected child pornography on a computer flash drive in a University of Michigan hospital...
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Judge Overturns Downriver Doctor’s Murder Conviction
DETROIT (WWJ) – A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of a Trenton doctor serving a life sentence in the 1983 slaying of his business partner and former lover. In a ruling dated July 31,...
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3 Men, Including Chicago Doctor, Die In Lake Michigan
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) – A Chicago doctor who devoted his career to saving the lives of children died trying to assist two young people who were struggling in the treacherous waves of Lake Michigan...
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Farmington Hills Doctor Imprisoned For Health Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) – A federal judge in Grand Rapids has sentenced a metro Detroit doctor to 13 months in prison for submitting $1 million in fraudulent medical test claims to Medicare, Medicaid and...
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Gynecologist Gets 5 Years For Role In $5.4M Medicare Fraud Scheme
LIVONIA (WWJ) – A 63-year-old Sterling Heights man who worked as a staff physician at three clinics in Livonia was sentenced earlier this week for his role in a $5.4 million Medicare fraud scheme....
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Metro Detroit Doctor Arrested After Outburst At Florida Airport
DETROIT (WWJ) – A local doctor was arrested Thursday after getting angry over a flight cancellation at an airport in Florida. Dr. Nana Mimura, an internist in Oakland County, was headed home from Fort...
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Doctor Charged With Child Sex Abuse Suspended
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – A state medical panel has issued a two-year suspension for a doctor awaiting trial on charges of committing sex crimes against young girls. The Disciplinary Subcommittee of the Board...
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