Patients who fail to take charge of their health care needs present a real threat to the practitioner. Read how a patient's negligence put one doctor in a tight spot.

Physicians treating patients who are HIV positive face a firm legal standard that is designed to protect against discrimination. See what happens when one physician denies a medically necessary surgery on an HIV-positive patient, based on an unreasonable fear over personal safety.

Benefits can accrue when physicians talk directly with their patients about laboratory results. Just don’t let your system for having that discussion get in the way of communication.

A California law requiring doctors to report individuals who pose a threat while driving can make a sympathetic case even more difficult to defend. Read on to see what happens when one doctor fails to report a person suffering from black-outs.

What should emergency department staff do when they can't determine a teen patient's medications, allergies, or medical history because of her silence? Read how a jury finds its own voice in this case of the week.