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Colon Cancer
12/04/2023
Your patient is a 38-year-old man who consumes primarily sugar-sweetened drinks with his meals. Along with weight gain, he is concerned about other problems these drinks may cause and asks what are the...
12/04/2023
Nutritional Pearl
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Nutritional Pearl
12/02/2023
Your patient is a 46-year-old woman with a family history of dementia and obesity. Based on her family history, she asks you if there is a way to reduce her risk of developing dementia, and a way to stay...
12/02/2023
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
10/30/2023

Ann W. Latner, JD

Ann W. Latner, JD
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
10/30/2023
Pediatric Pearl
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Pediatric Pearl
10/28/2023
Your patient is a 12-year-old girl who is overweight. Obesity runs in her family’s history and her father has type 2 diabetes. Her parents believe she should be screened for diabetes.
10/28/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
09/29/2023
Your patient is a 31-year-old man who started a time-restricted eating program, but he hasn’t made any changes to his diet. He says he doesn’t feel like he is making any weight loss progress after 4...
09/29/2023
Legal Pearls
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Legal Pearls
09/27/2023
A podiatrist had a former patient who began requesting a copy of his medical records in September 2018. After attempting numerous times to get a copy of the medical records to resubmit to his insurance...
09/27/2023
Nutritional Pearl
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Nutritional Pearl
09/09/2023
Your patient is a 29-year-old man who believes he is sensitive to gluten. He tells you he has related symptoms after eating bread and other foods containing wheat, but he was not diagnosed with celiac...
09/09/2023
Legal Pearl
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Legal Pearl
08/26/2023
A Florida Court of Appeals was asked to dismiss a case against a hospital because the hospital’s ED was operated by an independent contractor physician group, and the doctor who treated the patient was...
08/26/2023
Pediatric Pearl
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Pediatric Pearl
08/05/2023
Your patient is a 17-year-old boy. His parents believe he is showing signs of an anxiety disorder. They ask if he is qualified to be screened so they can receive an exact diagnosis as he hasn’t been...
08/05/2023
Nutritional Pearl
Nutritional Pearl
07/25/2023

Timothy S. Harlan, MD

Timothy S. Harlan, MD
A 39-year-old woman presents to your office for a check-up. She has a BMI in the clinically normal range with a body fat measurement above the 90th percentile. She asks you if she is more likely to develop...
07/25/2023