Recent Posts in Medical Malpractice Category
Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Sean Brown
Earlier this month, a verdict exceeding $233,000 was awarded in a medical malpractice action against the St. Mary’s Subregional Clinic and the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (“YKHC”) in Alaska. A ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2011 By Sean Brown
The Los Angeles Times "Booster Shots" blog (3/2, Maugh II) reported, "Consuming opioid pain relievers such as codeine, oxycodone or hydrocodone just before pregnancy or early in pregnancy increases ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2011 By Sean Brown
The Washington Post (1/27, Stein) reports that the FDA on Wednesday stated it had "detected a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Sean Brown
The Chicago Tribune (12/11, Zajac) reported, "Prodded by consumer and dental activists, the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the scientific evidence underlying its pronouncement less than 18 ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Sean Brown
The New York Times (12/14, B3, Meier) reports, "Older patients with arthritis who take narcotic-based drugs to relieve pain face a higher risk of bone fracture, heart attack and death when compared to ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Sean Brown
Reuters (12/14, Joelving) reports that according to research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the painkiller Vioxx (rofecoxib) may have caused blood clots, and possibly even deaths, ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Sean Brown
CNN 's (10/7, Curley) "The Chart" blog reported that "Pfizer has announced it recalled seven lots of its blockbuster cholesterol fighting drug Lipitor [atorvastatin] in August. The recall, in the US ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 By Sean Brown
The Baltimore Sun (8/29, Bishop) reported, "After a complaint last year that star cardiologist Mark Midei was placing stents in the arteries of patients who didn't need them," St. Joseph Medical ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By Sean Brown
CNNMoney.com (8/17, Kavilanz) reports, "Recalls of prescription and over the counter drugs are surging, raising questions about the quality of drug manufacturing in the United States." The FDA ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2010 By Sean Brown
On its front page, the Washington Post (8/16, A1, Stein) reports that the FDA's debate on whether to rescind approval for Avastin as a breast cancer treatment "has become entangled in the politically ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2010 By Sean Brown
Time (8/12, Park) reports that the FDA panel's recent decision to recommend keeping Avandia (rosiglitazone) on the market is "a move worth billions of dollars to GSK but that also may have put ...
Continue reading "Drug companies' efforts to outmaneuver the FDA "disturbingly common."" »
Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Sean Brown
Recently on many Alaska Cable stations ads have been running regarding the the anti-acne drug Accutane. In the "Full Disclosure" blog at Forbes (8/10), Daniel Fisher wrote about a recent court ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By Sean Brown
The Wall Street Journal (8/9, Hobson) " Health Blog " reported that medical errors cost the US $19.5 billion in 2008, according to a study released Monday by the Society of Actuaries. The costs ...
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