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Winkler County, Texas. The Winkler County nurse whistleblower case was a series of legal proceedings in West Texas concerning the retaliation against two nurses who submitted an anonymous state medical board complaint against a physician in 2009. The case attracted national attention for its implications on whistleblowing by nurses.
^1 Chapter 166 of the Texas Health & Safety Code ^2 Robert L. Fine, M.D.'s detailings of futile care statutes and processes from Baylor Health System ^3 White House Press Briefing 2005-03-21 ^4 As discussed in "Fine RL. Point: The Texas Advance Directives Act Effectively and Ethically Resolves Disputes About Medical Futility. Chest 2009 136(4 ...
Medical jurisprudence includes: questions of the legal and ethical duties of physicians; questions affecting the civil; Under the second heading, there are many aspects, including: questions of competence or sanity in civil or criminal proceedings; questions of competence of minors in matters affecting their own health; and,
From 1995 to 1998 and 2001 to 2006, Dr. Nassar, an Egyptian-born Muslim, was a faculty member of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, as well as a medical doctor at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Dr.
The Texas Medical Board's decision to clarify its expectations for physicians treating pregnant patients under a near-total abortion ban has thrust the body into the center of an issue it had ...
Plaintiffs' lawyers say that the Texas law prevents patients from getting compensation or damages even in cases where the patient clearly deserves it. In particular, the "willful and wanton" negligence standard for emergency care, which requires that the harm to the patient be intentional, makes it impossible to win a case where the harm is ...
The Texas Medical Board can revoke a doctor's license if they violate the state's abortion laws. In December 2023, Texas' Supreme Court asked the board to provide doctors with more guidance on ...
The Texas Medical Board hewed closely to state law in its draft guidelines released Friday outlining medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban, leaving many residents discouraged ...