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Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
07/16/2023
In two lower court trials, two physicians were accused and convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Were they at fault?
07/16/2023
Nutritional Pearl
A person cycling.
Nutritional Pearl
07/10/2023
Your patient is a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes who is worried about his health as he ages. He asks you if there are any recommended forms of exercise that can help him feel better about his health....
07/10/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Processed food.
Nutritional Pearl
07/09/2023
Your patient is a 38-year-old woman who’s diet consists of ultra-processed foods. She asks if there are any health risks associated with this type of food, and if so, what foods she should specifically be...
07/09/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Fruit bowl with avocado and orange juice.
Nutritional Pearl
07/01/2023
Your patient is a 42-year-old woman with a high body mass index. She explains that, in an effort to lose weight, she is eating less in the morning. She now only eats a granola bar for breakfast.
07/01/2023
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
06/20/2023

Ann W. Latner, JD

Ann W. Latner, JD
The patient was hospitalized in 2004 when a computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a mass on her right kidney, but neither the patient nor her family was notified of the mass. In 2006, she was again...
06/20/2023
Nutritional Pearl
A person walking.
Nutritional Pearl
06/18/2023
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who doesn’t think he moves enough during the day. He works from home and wants to know an easy way to stay healthy and move more.
06/18/2023
Pediatric Pearl
bottle of white pills.
Pediatric Pearl
06/10/2023
A 13-year-old boy presents with hearing loss to a pediatric clinic. According to his records, he received azithromycin to treat a case of bronchitis a year earlier. His parents ask what is causing the...
06/10/2023
Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
06/04/2023
A 63-year-old woman presented to the emergency department on March 21, 2020, with a sore throat and headache. She also reported that she had a heart condition.
06/04/2023
legal pearl
Brain scan
legal pearl
06/03/2023
A jury recently found an emergency department (ED) physician and radiologist liable for failing to diagnose a brain-stem stroke in a patient who was subsequently left with “locked-in syndrome,” which is...
06/03/2023
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
05/25/2023

Ann W. Latner, JD

Ann W. Latner, JD
A New York court makes the distinction between medical malpractice and ordinary negligence in a case involving a doctor who wrote an illegible prescription.
05/25/2023