Maintaining a low threshold for discharging angry or disruptive patients from a practice and documenting in detail all encounters with these patients can help physicians lower their risk of ...

Last week, I visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York with my kids. As I stared at one particular giant dinosaur, I thought to myself, "Hey, that's me!" Indeed, the magnificent ...

BISHKEK -- Zharkynai Taalaibekova was working a nightshift as a neurologist at a Bishkek hospital when a young woman arrived in an ambulance accompanied by four relatives. Taalaibekova says the ...

The abrupt closing of a Cobb County medical clinic left several angry patients wondering how to get their medical records and their medications refilled. COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2's Ross Cavitt ...

We live in miraculous times. We have treatments—often very effective treatments—for so many of the ailments that have plagued humankind for millennia. In fact, our interventions are so effective, that ...

PITTSBURGH — A patient at a local hospital became unruly Tuesday, attacking staff members. Police say Kevin Flick, 45, of Bridgeville, became agitated after he was discharged from St. Clair Hospital.

The training module that has helped me the most covered conflict resolution, especially involving angry patients. I often find myself applying some of the pointers. When a patient becomes angry or ...