A Texas businessman, a Kentucky doctor, and a Kentucky woman were sentenced to prison for their roles in fraudulently billing Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid over $4.8 million through a series of addiction treatment facilities. Today, Michael Bregenzer, 53, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release….
The same day Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt released a statement, voicing his department’s support for beleaguered quarterback Brendan Sorsby, Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire defended Sorsby at a luncheon at the Houston Touchdown Club. Making his first public appearance since Sorsby was granted a temporary injunction by a Lubbock County (Texas) judge…
Popular GLP-1 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound have already transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Now, new research suggests these medications may also help prevent and treat addiction across a broad range of substances. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that GLP-1 medications were associated…
Nearly two decades after the arrival of smartphones, society is grappling with a problem that has grown worse over time: People love their phones so much that they can’t put them down. Schools all over the globe, citing lower academic performance from digital distraction, are banning the devices from classrooms. Thousands of lawsuits have accused…
The vineyard at San Patrignano outside Coriano, Italy. The community is home to 850 people all working to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has praised the San Patrignano model, and said he wants to build similar farm and work camps in the U.S., but…
Reporting Highlights A Prosecutor’s Calling: Tim Robinson said God told him to start a drug treatment program in hard-hit Kentucky, which grew to the largest in the state. The FBI Investigates: Former staff and investigators allege the drug treatment center falsified invoices to bill Medicaid for millions. The State Acts: After years of warnings about…
