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       Doctor accused of faking cancer dx for money
   DIR By: agate
       Date: June 8, 2024, 1:17 am
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       I sometimes pick up stories about misbehaving doctors. We tend
       to put doctors on pedestals and to fail to realize that they're
       fallible human beings, not gods or even crystal-ball gazers. So
       here's another story.
       From Medpage Today (May 29, 2024), "Investigative Roundup"
       section:
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       > Doc Accused of Faking Cancer Diagnosis for Money
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       > A physician in Canada allegedly lied about a cancer diagnosis
       and conned a fellow doctor into loaning her tens of thousands of
       dollars that she's never repaid, according to an investigation
       by the CBC.
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       > Meaghan Labine, MD, PhD, said she loaned more than $160,000 to
       Monica Kehar, MD, who said she had breast cancer but ultimately
       did not, the outlet reported.
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       > Kehar first asked for $500, but over 8 months, the tally grew
       far higher: "It just seemed like no matter how much I lent, it
       was never enough," Labine told the CBC.
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       > The two met while doing residency in family medicine. They
       were at different institutions but both were elected to
       positions at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
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       > Labine caught onto the scheme after Kehar sent her an email to
       show she had a job offer with an established doctor, but when
       Labine asked that doctor about Kehar, that doctor had never
       heard of her, CBC reported.
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       > Labine won a judgment against Kehar in Ontario Superior Court
       but still hasn't been paid, according to the article, so she
       filed a lawsuit against Kehar to try to get her money back.
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       > Kehar reportedly received money from others as well. The
       University of Manitoba investigated her for altering emails and
       faking a serious illness to get colleagues to loan her money,
       and ended up expelling her, CBC reported. The College of
       Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba did its own investigation
       and censured her, the article stated.
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       > CBC determined Kehar moved to British Columbia and started a
       clinic in Vancouver focused on electrical muscle stimulation,
       called Prestige Body Lab, which has since closed.
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