Lawsuits: Trump's doctor "over medicated" patients who died in his care

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Penning Donald Trumps enthusiastic clean bill of health in five minutes may have been one of Dr. Harold Bornsteins least consequential mistakes. In 2002, he paid $86,250 to the husband of a former patient to settle a lawsuit alleging that Bornstein overmedicated his wife with powerful, unneeded prescriptions, which contributed to her addictionand ultimately her death.

The 2002 lawsuit is one of three malpractice claims brought against Trumps longtime gastroenterologist since 1992, two of which allege the doctor improperly administered powerful drugs which led to the death of patients. Both of those cases were settled before jury trials, with no finding of liability against Dr. Bornstein.

Health has become a central focus of the 2016 presidential campaign, with Donald Trump and his surrogates pushing conspiracy theories that Clinton suffers from several office-disqualifying maladies including strokes. On Sunday, Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton to release detailed medical records and said he had no problem in doing so, hours after the Clinton campaign published a takedown of Dr. Bornsteins statement that questioned his professionalism and credentials.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/29/lawsuits-trump-s-doctor-overmedicated-patients-who-died-in-his-care.html

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Penning Donald Trumps enthusiastic clean bill of health in five minutes may have been one of Dr. Harold Bornsteins least consequential mistakes. In 2002, he paid $86,250 to the husband of a former patient to settle a lawsuit alleging that Bornstein overmedicated his wife with powerful, unneeded prescriptions, which contributed to her addictionand ultimately her death.

The 2002 lawsuit is one of three malpractice claims brought against Trumps longtime gastroenterologist since 1992, two of which allege the doctor improperly administered powerful drugs which led to the death of patients. Both of those cases were settled before jury trials, with no finding of liability against Dr. Bornstein.

Health has become a central focus of the 2016 presidential campaign, with Donald Trump and his surrogates pushing conspiracy theories that Clinton suffers from several office-disqualifying maladies including strokes. On Sunday, Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton to release detailed medical records and said he had no problem in doing so, hours after the Clinton campaign published a takedown of Dr. Bornsteins statement that questioned his professionalism and credentials.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/29/lawsuits-trump-s-doctor-overmedicated-patients-who-died-in-his-care.html

Wow Trumps doctor has had a malpractice lawsuit

The DDS is spiraling out of control

This is a huge scandal

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Medical experts reached by The Daily Beast questioned the professionalism of such a letter, and Bornsteins explanation.

It just isnt done. Its unprofessional, unethical, and violates basic common sense, said Arthur Caplan, founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center.

A gastroenterologist should not be offering an assessment of Trumps overall health. He should certainly be doing it in tandem with other experts or someone who is a generalist. If he was commenting on Trumps guts it might make some sense.

Bornstein told NBC News that Trumps overall health is excellentespecially his mental health.

Beyond that, Caplan continued, you dont do an assessment in a few minutes, and you dont do it without having the person in front of you. You dont write a letter without examining the patient.

In his letter, Bornstein included Lenox Hill Hospital in his signature. When reached for comment by The Daily Beast, a spokesman for Lenox Hill stressed that Bornstein is not actually employed by the hospital.

In a statement, Lenox Hill said: Dr. Bornstein is a voluntary physician who has admitting privileges at Lenox Hill Hospital, but he is not employed by the hospital. Physicians may have admitting privileges at several hospitals. Dr. Bornstein is in private practice. He does not have an office at Lenox Hill, nor does he see patients here. In the letter, Dr. Bornstein is speaking on behalf of his patient and his views and opinions are his own.

(From article in OP link)

Yeah, Donny only gets the best!!!!! Another flake...handy for writing dodgy prescriptions to take to Duane Reade when buying ya hair dyes!!!!

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