Although poor communication is the root cause of medical malpractice claims, in cases of medical error, apologies reduce litigation and benefit patients.

Parents' ability to make medical decisions for their children can be limited by state law if it is determined that the child's best interest is not being met.

In cases where a parent is denying life-saving medical treatment, physician paternalism can step in to help provide the proper care to the patient.

Summary of federal and state autism-specific legislation that governs insurance coverage for those with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers.

Efforts to meet the demand for organs have long had disproportionate effects on members of particular races, not only because of disparate levels of need for transplants but because of the way our donation system works.

The DDR requires organ donors to be dead according to legal criteria prior to organ removal, and it’s rooted in fears of civil and criminal liability.