Opinion | To Report or Not to Report Suspicions of Medical Child Abuse?
Hatters Friedman and Landess are forensic psychiatry experts. The so-called “Take Care of Maya” trial ended last month with a $261 million verdict for compensatory and punitive damages for the Kowalski family. The jury found Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital of Florida liable for multiple claims, including the wrongful death of Beata Kowalski by suicide, […]
Climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya
An extended period of turmoil in the prehistoric Maya city of Mayapan, in the Yucatan region of Mexico, was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict. Between 1441 and 1461 CE the strife reached an unfortunate crescendo — the complete institutional collapse and abandonment of the city. This all occurred during a protracted […]