Join us as we discuss the case of Dr. Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics former doctor convicted of sexual abuse of hundreds of young girls and women. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.biography.com/crime-fighttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/larry-nassar

https://www.michiganpublic.org/news/2018-01-24/timeline-a-long-history-of-abuse-by-dr-larry-nassar

Join us as we discuss the case of Beth Martin, a young mother who while traveling with her family to Istanbul, when she unexpectedly passed away . Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35077375/mum-heart-removed-turkey/?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/the-haunting-holiday-mystery-deepens-after-british-woman-dies-during-turkish-trip-but-returns-without-heart/articleshow/121408232.cms?

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/family-devastated-after-young-mum-dies-on-dream-holiday/news-story/7db362cd9e2659b45b25c11964d0a758?

Join us as we discuss the recent case of Thai women uncovered from a criminally-run egg harvesting farm in Georgia, thanks to one woman who escaped . Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-gangsters-enslaved-women-georgia-egg-harvesting-2029334

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/crime/thai-women-rescued-from-human-egg-trafficking-ring-run-by-chinese-gang-in-georgia-4845602.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ovarian-hyperstimulation-syndrome-ohss/symptoms-causes/syc-20354697

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5467757/

https://www.asrm.org/practice-guidance/practice-committee-documents/repetitive-oocyte-donation-a-committee-opinion-2020/

https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/28/egg-donors-risks

Join us as we discuss the case of Dr. Robert Hadden, an OBGYN who sexually assaulted hundreds of women from the 1980s until he was finally caught in 2012. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

⁠https://www.propublica.org/article/columbia-obgyn-sexually-assaulted-patients-for-20-years

⁠⁠https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-obstetriciangynecologist-robert-hadden-sentenced-20-years-prison-sexually

⁠⁠https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/10/robert-hadden-sexual-assault-columbia-university-gynecologist

⁠⁠https://apnews.com/article/909bf032c216c23bfba783172c185ce7⁠⁠

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/rebuilding-trust/notice-settlement-fund/letter-former-hadden-patients

⁠⁠https://www.propublica.org/article/five-documents-helped-us-understand-how-columbia-protected-a-predator

Join us as we discuss the case of Joshua Hunsucker, a paramedic who allegedly murdered his wife, Stacy with over the counter eye drops. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-accused-poisoning-child-eyedrops-after-allegedly-killing/story?id=112650351

https://www.yahoo.com/news/paramedics-wife-died-she-started-170000586.html

https://people.com/crime/joshua-hunsucker-paramedic-allegedly-used-eye-drops-kill-wife/?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S235200782200155X

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/steve-lana-clayton-eyedrops-48-hours/14/

Warning for sensitive content: domestic violence, sexual abuse, physical assault

Join us as we discuss the case of Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, who allegedly attempted to murder his wife, Arielle while on a hike. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Sources

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/31/us/gerhardt-konig-maui-wife-hawaii/index.html

https://6abc.com/post/hawaii-doctor-gerhardt-konig-accused-trying-kill-wife-arielle-pali-puka-hiking-trail-oahu-pleads-not-guilty/16143930

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2025/04/07/hawaii-doctor-accused-of-trying-to-kill-his-wife-set-to-appear-in-court

https://people.com/tag/gerhardt-konig

Warning for sensitive content: alleged child abuse

Join us as we discuss the case of Natalia Grace, who was at the center of a bizarre adoption scandal, accused of being an adult imposter, but who claims she was just a child fighting to survive. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://dnyuz.com/2025/01/03/what-happened-between-natalia-grace-and-the-mans-family-after-the-natalia-speaks-cliffhanger-shes-no-longer-living-with-them/?

https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/cynthia-mans-says-natalia-grace-is-still-part-of-the-family/?

https://b17news.com/natalia-graces-boyfriend-neil-helped-her-leave-the-mans-family-heres-what-to-know-about-him-and-how-they-met/?         

https://people.com/did-the-mans-family-try-to-brainwash-natalia-grace-or-did-they-try-to-blackmail-her-legal-expert-exclusive-preview-8770175?

https://people.com/kristine-barnett-natalia-grace-slams-series-highly-sensationalized-8422354?

https://www.romper.com/entertainment/natalia-grace-documentary-new-details?

https://nypost.com/2024/01/04/entertainment/kristine-barnett-slams-natalia-graces-docuseries-abuse-claims/?

https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/us-news/ukrainian-orphan-natalia-grace-reveals-she-has-a-new-family-in-upstate-ny/?

https://toofab.com/2023/12/28/natalia-grace-birth-mother-anna-gava/?

Join us as we discuss the case of a unlicensed provider, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, whose mistakes during a cosmetic procedure ended in a devastating loss. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://rollingout.com/2025/04/03/queens-practitioner-leaves-woman-brain/?utm_
https://apnews.com/article/botched-medical-procedure-queens-lidocane-31e81fc4dea93ed0be0e299a24396665
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/04/queens-doctor-charged-butt-lift-brain-dead/82847440007/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/fake-plastic-surgeon-who-left-woman-brain-dead-in-his-home-after-botched-butt-implant-surgery-arrested-in-airport-police/

Join us as we the tragic loss of a beloved nurse and mentor, Hailey Okula. "Nurse Hailey" developed a rare complication, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, during the birth of her son, Crew. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Donate to the Okula Family's gofundme:⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-firefighter-matt-okula-baby-crew-after-tragic-loss?attribution_id=sl%3A003a03ef-82f9-4033-88c2-32e6fe21f597&lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=qr_code&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabB1Oo2sPvaOp6KuoeNvQKmpo6Qhax9qyhOytXHhX5iBIKdEYQc_Urwqig_aem_RFwi8PAc4EPLvQGMZa9Yzw⁠

Sources

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/former-boise-state-gymnast-nurse-hailey-okula-passes-away-childbirth-complications/277-661f094c-7d0f-453a-b182-15db60e47e26

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nursing-influencer-hailey-okula-died-rare-complication-childbirth-husb-rcna199703

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nursing-influencer-hailey-okula-dies-100233739.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAfrA2iUEzyqRLnMv2i0s5UVyI9OV5oybW1JCIimiTHox9jVeaLe6M4w_6E_7qDOmg4rgvJZURn2w_-3v17NR1CRHQfoQczHgnpf-vjxoIknG9S4HZ3jFe4Fc_uN3janMxiXzKCyYdXYFP5ZQA7WYmM0tgudXj4nKStgInfGljQT

https://people.com/nursing-influencer-hailey-okulas-husband-posts-wedding-videos-after-announcing-her-death-11709147

https://people.com/nursing-influencer-hailey-okulas-husband-posts-wedding-videos-after-announcing-her-death-11709147

https://rnnewgrads.com/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559107/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4874066/

https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/67055

https://afesupport.org/clinician/afe-facts/

Warning for sensitive content including the death of a child.

Join us as we the recent, devastating death of Thomas Cooper, a five-year-old who was being treated for ADHD and sleep apnea with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, an alternative treatment that is not FDA approved for these conditions. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-get-facts
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/about/pac-20394380
https://apnews.com/article/fc8a192fa27858a13242ffabcf2cdd58
https://people.com/four-arrested-boy-five-dies-hyperbaric-chamber-explosion-reports-11694534