Category: Health Law  
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 29, 2010
The European Medicines Agency is investigating whether there is a link between the swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy, a rare disorder that causes people to fall asleep suddenly. (AP London, 8/27). The agency says its investigation is in response to a limited number of narcolepsy cases, mainly in
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 25, 2010
Potentially putting controversy surrounding its antipsychotic drug to rest, AstraZeneca said Monday, it has paid out to around 17,500 claimants in an amount totaling $198 million regarding allegations the drug causes diabetes in some users. (AP London, 8/9). These settlements, however,
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 25, 2010
Recently, A federal advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted narrowly to recommend allowing Eli Lilly to market its blockbuster antidepressant, Cymbalta, for some chronic pain conditions affecting millions of Americans, particularly lower back pain. (Duff Wilson, AP, 8/19). Howe
Health Care Blog Law - August 20, 2010
This past week I received notice that I was again selected by my peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field of "Health Care Law".
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - August 13, 2010
The Queen of Soul famously wailed about being a link in a chain of fools.  Today's lead story in the Boston Globe tells us about another sort of link in the chain --
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - August 08, 2010
This past weekend, I biked 200 miles in the granddaddy of all athletic fundraisers, the Pan-Mass Challenge, or PMC, which benefits the Dana Farber Cancer Center's Jimmy Fund.  If you didn't follow my tweets from the road, you can read them below.  Many include links to photos.  If you
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - August 05, 2010

Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 04, 2010
We may be on the frontier of a drastically new and improved approach to diagnosis and treating Alzheimers disease. As a medical malpractice attorney with experience in Nursing Home litigation
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 04, 2010
According to a recent report released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are in an obesity crisis. With obesity rates reaching 30 percent in nine states last year, in stark contrast to only three states in 2007, it appears as though America is getting fatter and fatter. (D. Grady
Health Care Blog Law - August 04, 2010
iHealthBeat reports that West Virginia Medicaid along with five other states will receive federal matching funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)to help implem
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - August 02, 2010
The federales announced a new set of HIPAA regulations today (to be published in the Federal Register on July 14) in a press conference featuring Kathleen Sebelius (HHS Secretary), Georgina Verdugo (HHS OCR Director)
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - August 02, 2010
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HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - August 02, 2010
I always feel most fit and healthy this time of year.  Why?  Because I've been training for the Pan-Mass Challenge, the annual two-day, 200-mile, bicycle fundraiser for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute that takes place the first weekend in August
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 02, 2010
A new study released Monday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, ties the controversial diabetes drug Avandia to a higher risk of heart problems, strokes and deaths in older adults. (L. Tanner, AP Medical, 6/28). The leading author of the study is an FDA scientist, Dr. David Graha
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 02, 2010
According to new research published by the Lancet Oncology, some of the world's most popular blood pressure pills may slightly increase your risk of getting cancer, but doctors say it's too soon to ditch the drugs. (M. Cheng, AP Medical, 6/14). In an analysis of five previous studies of