and yet i have an unrestricted license to practice for 30 years. reporter: and that is the problem. dr. buttar repeatedly lies and disinforms on matters of public health, yet that doesn t have an impact on his medical license held in north carolina. across the country, covid-19 has created a subculture of disinformation among medical outcasts. state medical boards don t know what to do. those kinds of comments are very troubling to doctors who are on the front lines and managing covid. they re particularly frustrating. in fact, some of my colleagues are livid. reporter: cnn contacted medical boards in all 50 states. half of them responded. only two, rhode island and oregon, said they had actually disciplined doctors for coronavirus misinformation or related violations. that is despite hundreds of complaints. the federation of state medical boards issued a warning to physicians who generate and
ineffectual therapies which he denied including injecting a patient with hydrogen peroxide. the fda, also, sent him a warning letter over products he made and sold that promised to do everything from treating chronic pain to improving sex drive. and yet, i have unrestricted license to practice for 30 years. reporter: and that is the problem. dr. batar repeatedly lies and disinforms on matters of public health. yet, that doesn t have an impact on his medical license held in north carolina. across the country, covid-19 has created a subculture of disinformation among medical outcasts. state medical boards don t know what to do. those kinds of comments are very troubling to doctors who are on the front lines and managing covid. they are particularly frustrating. in fact, some of hmy colleagues are livid. cnn contacted medical boards in all 50 states. half of them responded.
dr. rashid buttar repeatedly lies and disinforms on matters of public health. yet, that doesn t have an impact on his medical license held in north carolina. across the country, covid-19 has created a subculture of disinformation among medical outcasts. state medical boards don t know what to do. those kinds of comments are very troubling to doctors who are on the front lines and managing covid. they are particularly frustrating. in fact, some of my colleagues are livid. cnn contacted medical boards in all 50 states. half of them responded. only two, rhode island and oregon, said they had actually disciplined doctors for coronavirus misinformation or related violations. that is despite hundreds of complaints. the federation of state medical boards issued a warning to physicians who generate and spread covid-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation. that they are risking disciplinary action, including the suspension or revocation of
happening. and i think that what is going on right now will be remembered as the worst time in history compared to what world war ii happened. i just want to be straight with you. i think you re crazy. before covid, north carolina s board of medicine reprimanded buttar twice for the way he was treating autism and cancer patients. the board accused him of charging exorbitant fees for his therapies, which included injecting a patient with hydrogen peroxide. and a warning letter was sent over things from treating chronic pain, improving sex drive and yet i have had a license to practice for 30 years. he lies and disinforms on matters of public health, yet that doesn t have an impact on