An Ohio critical-care doctor was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers. Dr. William Husel, who was fired from the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System in December and stripped of his medical
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio critical-care doctor was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers.
A lawyer for Husel has said he didn't intend to kill patients. Messages seeking comment were left for that attorney. Mount Carmel has publicly apologized and already settled some of the civil cases for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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