Must an Emergency Physician Comply with a Body Cavity Search Warrant?
An emergency physician recently told us a story of an unusual night visit from the police. “One…
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Must an Emergency Physician Comply with a Body Cavity Search Warrant?
An emergency physician recently told us a story of an unusual night visit from the police. “One... -
U. S. Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case on Nov. 13, 2015, agreeing to... -
Interstate Compact May Simplify Getting a Medical License in a New State
Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA, CAE, tells of a physician who recently moved from New York to Texas...
U. S. Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case on Nov. 13, 2015, agreeing to…
Interstate Compact May Simplify Getting a Medical License in a New State
Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA, CAE, tells of a physician who recently moved from New York to Texas…
Opinion: Risk, Harm Ratios of Legalizing Marijuana Need Closer Look
In response to the marijuana pro-con [“Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer,” and “How Legalizing Marijuana Has…
Opinion: Physicians May Be Slow to Change Behaviors, Even With Threat of Malpractice
The article by Dr. Waxman in the January 2015 issue of ACEP Now [“What Is Really Driving…
Threat of Malpractice Lawsuits May Not Be Driving Defensive Medicine
One of the great things about publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine is that old…
Readers Weigh in on Marijuana Legalization, Decriminalization
The argument that we, as a nation, can “Make Marijuana Safer by Making It Legal” [Oct. 2014]…
ACEP’s Expert Witness, Ethical Policies Should Be Enforced
As the article [“Do We Need a New Standard of Proof in Medical Malpractice Cases?” Sept. 2014]…
How Legalizing Marijuana Has Impacted Colorado
Colorado has had a long history with marijuana. It became one of the first states to allow medical marijuana in 2000.
Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer
Prohibition of marijuana is a failed public health policy. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have tried marijuana. For at least two decades, it has been easier for adolescents to obtain marijuana than alcohol. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in California. Nationwide, Americans spend and consume between $75 billion and $120 billion worth of marijuana annually.