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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Pharmaceutical Law Update -- October 2012: Learned Intermediary Doctrine Applies to Failure-to-Warn Pharmaceutical Cases in...

by Sedgwick LLP on 10/4/2012

An August 7, 2012 decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division overturned three judgments totaling almost $12 million in damages previously awarded against New Jersey drug manufacturer Hoffman–La Roche, Inc. for injuries...more

How the Health Care and Insurance Industries Work to Limit Your Legal Rights

by Lawyers.com on 11/22/2011

This is part two of a three-part series. The first part appeared yesterday on the Lawyers.com Blog. Washington, D.C., may seem far away, but a tort reform bill under consideration by Congress will affect you if you are...more

Getting the Best Medical Care: A Newsletter From Patrick Malone - October 2011

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

In this issue: "NNT" -- What It Means and Why You Should Care; Finding NNT's for Any Condition; and Eye-Popping NNT's for Breast Cancer Screening. Every single recommendation you will ever get for health care -- at least...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

What Brings You To The Nursing Home? The Answers May Surprise You?

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 8/20/2010

Unknown to many, there are people in nursing homes that require skilled nursing care for reasons aside from old-age and de-conditioning. A substantial number of nursing home patients require short-term and long-term care due...more

Improper Drug Dosage, Wrong Medication, Interactions With Other Drugs.... May Be The Result Of Pharmacutical Malpractice

by Jonathan Rosenfeld - Chicago Personal Injury... on 1/28/2010

Prescription drugs are invaluable tools in the practice of medicine, used to treat numerous illnesses and diseases. However, prescription errors can result in serious injury and death. In the United States, about 1.5 million...more

Teleradiologie. Enkele juridische implicaties van een nieuw fenomeen (Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidsrecht 2008, 3)

by Patrick van der Vorst on 3/3/2008

In Dutch. Veel afdelingen radiologie staan voor de keuze: de huidige manier van werken continueren of gebruikmaken van een ‘nieuwe’ toepassing op het gebied van de telegeneeskunde: teleradiologie. Teleradiologie...more