{"aiVersion":"1","content":{"id":"cmm71qf7400048ikml87skmp1","slug":"when-money-power-and-medicine-meet-doctors-in-the--20260301","title":"When Money, Power and Medicine Meet: Doctors in the Epstein Files","level":"MEDIUM","publishedAt":"2026-03-01T01:03:16.819Z"},"topic":{"slug":"when-money-power-and-medicine-meet-doctors-in-the--20260301","category":"health"},"article":{"paragraphs":["The Department of Justice released millions of pages of Epstein-related records. These files have revealed that a small group of doctors provided VIP medical care to Jeffrey Epstein and to women in his orbit, while receiving payments and donations.","One email thread describes a plastic surgeon closing a woman's head wound with 35 stitches on Epstein's dining room table. Donations from Epstein to Mount Sinai and its Dubin Breast Center are documented; Eva Andersson-Dubin is shown arranging referrals for women. In Florida, Epstein's longtime doctor, Bruce Moskowitz, suggested women go to an emergency room so he would not have to report gonorrhea cases to the health department. Although some doctors have said they did not know of illegal activity, ethicists argue the pattern undermines consent and patient privacy. Since the Justice Department's January 30, 2026 public release, hospitals and medical boards have faced new questions about ethics and oversight. Mount Sinai has formed a committee to review its ties to Epstein and to consider appropriate steps. Experts say that power, gifts and donations can shape clinical choices, and some commentators call for stronger enforcement of medical rules."],"wordCount":187,"readTime":2},"vocabulary":[{"word":"VIP","example":"He received VIP medical appointments.","phonetic":"/ˌviː.aɪˈpiː/","definition":"very important person; special treatment for influential people"},{"word":"referral","example":"The doctor made a referral to a surgeon.","phonetic":"/rɪˈfɜːr.əl/","definition":"a recommendation to see a specialist or service"},{"word":"ethicist","example":"An ethicist raised questions about the care.","phonetic":"/ˈɛθ.ɪ.sɪst/","definition":"an expert who studies right and wrong in professions like medicine"},{"word":"consent","example":"The patient gave consent for the operation.","phonetic":"/kənˈsɛnt/","definition":"permission given by someone to allow a treatment"}],"quiz":[{"answer":"Justice Department's January 30, 2026 public release","question":"When did the Justice Department make the public release?"},{"answer":"35 stitches","question":"How many stitches did the plastic surgeon use on the woman's head?"},{"answer":"has formed a committee to review its ties to Epstein and to consider appropriate steps","question":"What has Mount Sinai done to address its ties to Epstein?"}],"discussion":[{"question":"Do you think donations should change how a hospital treats a donor? How would you feel?"},{"question":"Have you ever worried that someone else had access to your private information? What did you do?"},{"question":"What would you ask a hospital if you thought a referral was not right for you?"},{"question":"Would you trust a committee review by a hospital? Why or why not?"}]}