一名新加坡医生因向正常水平的病人提供未经证实的荷尔蒙治疗,以经济动机和病人受到伤害为由,被停职3年。
A Singapore doctor was suspended for 3 years for giving unproven hormone treatments to patients with normal levels, citing financial motives and patient harm.
Wong Yoke Meng博士是新加坡医生,有40多年的经验,在被判定犯有向18名具有正常荷尔蒙水平且无合格症状的病人提供未经证实的荷尔蒙治疗罪后,被暂停36个月,最高刑罚为36个月。
Dr. Wong Yoke Meng, a Singaporean physician with over 40 years of experience, was suspended for 36 months—the maximum penalty—after being found guilty of prescribing unproven hormone treatments to 18 patients with normal hormone levels and no qualifying symptoms.
新加坡医学委员会的法庭维持了 40 项指控,包括不适当的激素处方和记录保存不善,理由是他的抗衰老健康计划背后的经济动机,该计划每年收取高达 12,000 美元的费用。
The Singapore Medical Council’s tribunal upheld 40 charges, including inappropriate hormone prescriptions and poor record-keeping, citing financial motives behind his anti-ageing wellness program, which charged up to $12,000 annually.
一些病人受到伤害,包括高睾丸激素和颤抖。
Some patients suffered harm, including elevated testosterone and tremors.
法庭驳回了他的辩护,指出抗老年激素疗法缺乏科学支持,以及合并未经批准的治疗的风险。
The tribunal rejected his defense, noting the lack of scientific support for anti-ageing hormone therapy and the risks of combining unapproved treatments.
他的诊所仍在运营。
His clinic remains operational.