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.
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.
A physician involved in a lengthy surgery was properly suspended from the hospital staff, the Court of Appeal has ruled, dismissing the physician’s challenge to the hospital’s peer review process.