Will a legal shift reduce unnecessary tests and referrals? In an interview with Medical Economics, Daniel Aaron, M.D., J.D., associate professor of law at the University of Utah, explains how the American Law Institute’s new malpractice standard could ease …

… ;s Dilemma: The Rise of Defensive Medicine With these legal developments came … an unintended consequence: defensive medicine. Fearful of litigation—whether civil …

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Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify COLUMBIA, Mo. — When the Missouri men’s basketball team hosts Vanderbilt on Saturday, the Tigers will be gazing into a fogged-up mirror: They’ll see a version of themselves looking right back. Mizzou (12-3 …

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… a new field of medicine – Defensive Medicine. While this is not a …