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Questions relating to the practice of medicine or provision of healthcare

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How is it legal for a hospital to put two patients together in the same room in the US?

In the United States we have HIPAA regulations in place to (among other things) prevent healthcare providers, insurance providers, and any other entity that handles medical information from leaking patient information. From my experience with…
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Is “do not resuscitate” on a t-shirt a legal order?

A few months back, I watched a House episode that featured him violating a DNR order, and being taken to court for it. A few days ago, I've come across a do-not-resuscitate t-shirt on one of the t-shirt web-sites, and trying to find the exact site…
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Why must I consent to treatment at the eye doctor when implied consent is obvious?

Whenever I get a checkup with my eye doctor, they have me sign a consent-to-treat form. I never gave it a second thought. This last visit, though, the front desk attendant was distracted when I arrived. They knew I was there waiting, but forgot…
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Does the New York State Governor have the authority to impose fines?

The New York State Governor has allegedly declared a "fine for violations of the state's social distancing protocol from $500 to $1,000...." The government website claiming that declaration references a March 20 executive order ("New York State on…
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Why does a doctor want a patient to identify a friend before a major procedure? (if this is still being wanted by doctors)

If a patient is going to have a procedure done by a doctor, like for diagnosis or treatment, maybe surgery, a doctor might ask the patient for a patient's friend's contact information. At least, they used to. The friend didn't have to agree or be…
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Can a U.S. President's doctor refuse to answer medical-related questions asked by a Congressional committee?

Say that in the event that the 25th Amendment was to be invoked due to the suspicion that the U.S. President was no longer physically and/or mentally capable of performing his/her Presidential duties, can the doctor(s) of the U.S. President be…
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Is it possible for me to break a lease that is co-signed if my health suffers from staying at the apartment?

Problem Overview I live in an apartment in Georgia and the tenant above me is smoking a lot of marijuana every day and has been doing so for the last three months. While inside the apartment, I continuously experience health issues because I seem to…
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Constitutionality of more restrictive bans on assembly

Virginia’s governor issued a ‘stay at home order’ that will be enforced by fines, and is in effect until June 10th, unless otherwise revoked. This includes the ban on groups of 10 or more. All public and private in-person gatherings of more than…
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Was I forced into a mental hospital legally?

If, after an accidental Xanax overdose, a person went to the ER to be safe, is it legal for the hospital to force them into a psychiatric hospital for three days? What if the person told the nurses it was an accident? This scenario occurs in…
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Is it legal to incarcerate a person knowing that jail cannot afford to buy medication necessary for the inmate's well-being and future health?

Assume that a jail does not have the budget necessary to pay for the medicines that an inmate needs, and knows that depriving an inmate of these medicines could irreversibly damage the health of that inmate. Assume further that the inmate had been…
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Can doctor's offices withhold test results for some length of time?

Massachusetts/USA here. I had a EMG a few days ago and scheduled a followup with my doctor for later in the month (about 3 weeks from now). I am very anxious to hear the results. I just called and the nurse/assistant was able to confirm that the…
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Must doctors and other medical practicioners give treatments based on science?

I went to see a counsellor at my university and he said he wanted to do dream interpretation with me. After talking to other doctors and google searching, I found dream interpretation is complete quackery; there's no science to it. Also the reason I…
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Ex-housemate cancelling NHS appointments (United Kingdom)

For a year or so, my wife and I lived in a shared household with largely random people in the UK. We did not get on well with one individual, and after a year we chose to move out into our own place. Whilst we were living in shared accommodation, my…
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Are pre-employment drug screening results not obtainable by the patient?

Can an individual require access to his pre-employment drug screening results in the United States? I am mostly interested in California and Massachusetts.
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How long do patients have to wait to get lab results in California?

I read on http://www.chcf.org/~/media/MEDIA%20LIBRARY%20Files/PDF/E/PDF%20ElectronicLabResultsExchangePolicy.pdf : (CA = California). which means patients used to not be authorized to access their lab results without an agreement from their…
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