Doc Accused Of Impairment Wins $3.7M For Unproven Complaint
A family physician whom a young patient's mother accused of being impaired at work has won his lawsuit against a Kentucky hospital.
A family physician whom a young patient's mother accused of being impaired at work has won his lawsuit against a Kentucky hospital.
It’s 10 p.m., do you know where your doctor is? I chuckle to myself, recalling a familiar public service announcement of the past meant to remind adults about the whereabouts of their children.
To move vascular procedures out of expensive hospitals, the government turbocharged payments to doctors’ offices. Instead of saving money, it started a boom that is making doctors rich and putting patients in danger.
Compared with the complicated and ever-changing recommended vaccine schedule for infants and children, vaccines for adults have been straightforward.
A new analysis of lawsuits against doctors yields both surprising and anticipated results. Nearly one-third, or 31.2%, of U.S. physicians reported they had been sued.
Artificially separating the body from the mind has been one of the biggest missteps of modern medicine. Over the last few years, we have increasingly read studies confirming the mind-body connection, the gut-brain axis, and now we are learning more about the nose-brain connection.
U.S. officials said they are contacting people who recently underwent cosmetic procedures at two clinics in Mexico tied to a suspected outbreak of fungal meningitis that has killed two and sickened dozens.
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