Patient’s right to informed consent
Dear PAO, I used to spend most of my weekends motocrossing or dirt biking. Unfortunately, in one of our trainings, I committed a critical mistake which fractured my jaw. The surgeon suggested using a metal plate to be fastened to my jaw in order to immobilize my mandible. I agreed. However, since the operation required […]
How to Throw a Greek Summer Party
When guests arrived at the Mouki Mou store in Athens at 6 p.m. on the last weekend in May, they grabbed cool glasses of Greek rosé before retreating into the concrete-clad boutique. Its founder, Maria Lemos, who grew up in Greece, opened the shop in the city’s historic center, Plaka, in 2023, ten years after […]
The doctrine of res ipsa loquitor
Dear PAO, Last month, a tumor was discovered in my niece’s brain, which necessitated her undergoing brain surgery. During the operation, she suffered hypothermia. Consequently, the designated anesthesiologist allegedly ordered the application of a water bag. Unfortunately, the water bag ruptured, which resulted in third-degree burns to some parts of my niece’s body. Is the […]
How to Replace Your Lost Passport
While just about every other document is accessible online, a lost passport is one of the last analog emergencies that can derail an international trip. Here’s a guide to replacing a lost passport according to how fast you need it, how much money you have to spare and where you live. (The process for last-minute […]
Cooling off period only applies in legal separation
Dear PAO, May I know the meaning of the so-called cooling-off period in legal separation cases? Does it also apply to declarations of nullity in marriage cases? Glo Dear Glo, The cooling off period in legal separation cases is the mandatory period of six months, which must elapse before such a case is tried, and […]
Why Cover Saudi Arabia as a Travel Destination?
When my Travel story about Saudi Arabia was published online last week, some readers bristled. Why, they wanted to know, had The New York Times’s Travel team devoted so much time and effort to a country whose authoritarian government has committed grievous human rights abuses? Why did the kingdom deserve our attention? How much had […]
Cyber libel is punishable by fine or imprisonment
Dear PAO, My brother was accused of cyber libel. He was found guilty and ordered to pay a certain amount as a fine. The private complainant told us that he intends to question the decision because cyber libel is punishable by imprisonment, and the fine imposed may be wrong. According to him, offenses under Republic […]
Did You Buy a Disneyland ‘Dream Key’? Disney May Owe You Money.
People who paid nearly $1,400 for an annual pass to Disneyland will begin receiving checks in the mail this month from a $9.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused Disney of misleading customers into believing that the program carried “no blockout dates.” More than 100,000 people who bought the Dream Key annual pass […]
Dismissal due to serious illness
Dear PAO, My husband suffered some sort of depression and was advised to seek medical advice by the company. At the company’s expense, he was referred to several doctors to assess his mental condition. Accordingly, the psychiatric report diagnosed him to be suffering from Schizophrenia, which is incurable within a period of six months. I […]
Opinion | The Beauty of Embracing Aging
As Evelyn Couch said to Ninny Threadgoode in Fannie Flagg’s “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe”: “I’m too young to be old and too old to be young. I just don’t fit anywhere.” I think about this line often, this feeling of being out of place, particularly in a culture that obsessively glorifies […]