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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Seniors Stop Taking Antidepressants When They Fall Into Medicare’s Donut Hole

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 7/13/2012

The advent of Medicare’s Part D drug plan introduced everyone to the concept of the “donut hole.” That’s the point at which prescription drug coverage ceases for a period during which the plan member pays full price. The gap...more

Youth and Tanning Beds: Do Not Mix

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 10/18/2011

The groundswell against the use of tanning beds got an additional boost last week when California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation prohibiting children younger than 18 from using the body-bronzers as of January 2012....more

Electronic Medical Records

by Jingna Zhao on 7/6/2011

You may never need to fill out a form when you visit a doctor's office. Instead of having a different medical record number at each hospital or doctor's office, patients can have their entire medical history accessible online...more

How To Know If You Have A Case

by Patricia L Brown & Associates on 10/4/2010

How does one know if they have suffered an unavoidable accident which can occur to anyone at anytime, or are suffering due to the negligence, recklessness or fraud of others? Ordinarily, this requires the advice of a...more

Recall of the DePuy Hip Replacement Device: Know Your Rights

by Mark Cornwall on 9/12/2010

RECALL OF THE DePUY ASR HIP REPLACEMENT DEVICE: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WARNING This alert is to help those persons who have been victimized, or will be victimized, by a failed hip surgery replacement implant between the years...more