There Are Some Legal Options In Place For Doctors Who Have Been Assaulted By Patients. But Many Struggle With Decision To Press Charges.

“It is often not easy for hospital staff who see themselves as helpers of their patients to move into a very different role of complainant in a criminal case,” said Paul Appelbaum of Columbia University. “That switch is often accompanied by a great deal of guilt.” In other public health news: migrant children, diabetes, standing desks, appendectomies and more.

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