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The lawsuit against Scott Wiesen, MD, from patient Elaine Bredehoft said this: “He was suffering from dementia and was not able to recognize long-term employees of his practice.”

“We try to deescalate pharmacotherapy as soon as we can in children. How’s this going to affect puberty? How’s it going to affect growth? We don’t have those long-term data.”

Austrian medical authorities have emphasized that no non-credentialed individual—let alone a child—may be present or participate in any part of a surgical procedure, regardless of consent or supervision.

After private equity acquisition, hospitals on average reduced salaries and staffing relative to nonacquired hospitals, notably in the EDs and ICUs, which are higher-acuity and staffing-sensitive areas.

“The data on leucovorin isn’t very strong… At best it can be mildly beneficial in some patients with autism. It’s not going to cure it. It’s just going to cause a massive headache for rheumatologists since they actually need to prescribe leucovorin to people with RA on methotrexate who can’t tolerate folic acid.” —Family medicine physician

On-call responsibilities aren’t optional. They’re legal, ethical, and contractual obligations to patient care. When they’re neglected, patient outcomes can suffer—and hospitals can face liability.