Florida Hearing-Impaired Doctor Faces Discipline After Not Recognizing At Least One Colonoscopy Patient’s Screams

A deaf doctor could face disciplinary action for failing to hear a patient scream during a colonoscopy, the Miami Herald reported, citing the Florida Medical Association. Dr. Ishwari Prasad, a Tampa-based gastroenterologist, has been placed on probation by the Florida Medical Board following incidents that occurred during two colonoscopies. According to The incident, which occurred […]

Plan to overhaul LAPD discipline system faces last-minute collapse

As the deadline for introducing the ballot measure approaches, the Los Angeles City Council is divided over language in the proposed reforms, including giving the police chief the power to fire officers for serious misconduct. Some city officials support a plan that would give the chief executive the power to fire officers who commit sexual […]

Arizona lawmaker seeks to curb judges’ discipline of lawyers

PHOENIX—A state senator who called coverage of the Jan. 6 riots “pretentious” is going after a judge who sanctioned an attorney who claims he is speaking “in good faith” on behalf of his clients. I’m here. But Glendale Republican Senator Anthony Kahn insists it had nothing to do with his lawyer being ordered to pay […]