A New York Supreme Court recently ruled that a plaintiff could assert a statutory fraud claim in the context of deceptive business practices under NY General Business Law in conjunction with a medical...
A nursing home resident was given 120 mg of morphine that was meant for another patient. As soon as the mistake was recognized, the patient was given naloxone to counteract the effects of the morphine.
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A 52 year-old man has tried numerous remedies for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) with scant relief. Although NSAIDs have provided the best symptom control, since pain bothers him every day he would...
A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for an acute exacerbation of COPD. What is the mortality rate within the next 2 years in patients presenting with this scenario?
Apathy in Alzheimer disease is the loss of interest and motivation in daily activities not attributable to another cause or comorbidity, such as depression.
Jenny is a 12-year-old girl with asthma who has recently started using daily inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) with little effect. Her mother asks whether any alternative treatments might offer better control...