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Category: Health Law
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
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 02, 2010
As a Chicago personal injury lawyer with experience in nursing home cases, I am hopeful that we continue to be able to prevent and treat Alzheimers disease. Scientists are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer's disease including better
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - August 02, 2010
As a medical malpractice attorney I am astonished by the following Chicago Tribune story. A shocking number of doctors are aware that their colleagues are not safely practicing due to drug and alcohol addictions but keep it to
Health Care Blog Law - August 02, 2010
The West Virginia Health Care Authority has issued a Notice of Public Comment Period on a new Proposed Certificate of Need Standard for Megavoltage Radiation Therapy Services/Unit. Written comments on the proposed Certificate of Need Standard must be filed with the Authority on or before July 30, ...
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - July 02, 2010
As a medical malpractice lawyer, I am horrified by the following story. Each year medical negligence costs too many lives, and this sad story is just one among many very disheartening examples.
The family of a 28-year-old British woman who was a c
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - July 02, 2010
Health officials say, a new meningitis vaccine will help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionizing how doctors fight outbreaks of the deadly disease. (M. Cheng, AP Medical, 6/30). About 80,000 cases of meningitis, a deadly infection in the lining surround the brain and spina
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - June 29, 2010
This week in a meeting organized by the Institute of Medicine, public health officials and scientists will be gathering in New Orleans to talk about whether any health problems could be caused by the Gulf oil spill. (Atlanta AP, 6/21). The group will also discuss the most reliable way to monito
Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog - June 29, 2010
Another medical problem facing the U.S. occurs because Americans increasingly are treated to death, spending more time in hospitals in their final days, trying last-ditch treatments that often buy only weeks of time, and racking up bills that have made medical care a leading cause of bankruptcies
Health Care Blog Law - June 28, 2010
On June 15, 2010, the West Virginia Health Care Authority filed a Notice of a Comment Period on a Proposed Rule with the West Virginia Secretary of State amending West Virginia CSR 65-7, Certificate of Need Rule. According to the Summary and Statement of Circumstances filed with the Proposed Rule ...
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - June 25, 2010
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Health Care Blog Law - June 25, 2010
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Health Care Blog Law - June 21, 2010
Last Friday the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule providing the details on how organizations can be authorized by ONC to test and certify EHR technology. ONC discusses the details the Temporary Certification Program. Certification is ...
Health Care Blog Law - June 21, 2010
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced last week the release of FAQs for Applying the Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations to Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). ...
HealthBlawg :: David Harlow\'s Health Care Law Blog - June 20, 2010
What if you could improve health care across the three intransigent parameters of cost, access and quality by 15%? That's the challenge GE has set out for itself in the form of its current five-year Healthymagination campaign, and it's investing $6 billion in the effort. I c
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