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The biotechnology company Biogen and its regulator, the Food and Drug Administration, worked in concert -- ignoring internal concerns from the company and skirting the agency's own written guidance -- to allow the Alzheimer's treatment Aduhelm to receive accelerated approval and hit the market at a cost to patients of $56,000 annually, according to a report released Thursday by two House committees.
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By the time OB-GYN Dr. Arthur Park surrendered his license in late 2021, all four of Bakersfield’s hospitals had been sued by patients of his, and at least two had paid out settlements. One, Mercy Hospital Southwest, was also found to have made errors in the days leading up to the death of one of his patients.
The California medical board accused Bakersfield obstetrician Dr. Arthur Park of gross negligence following several patient deaths. But he kept his medical license for more than 20 years. How did the medical and legal systems allow that to happen?