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Patient Abandonment Cases: What You Need To Know www.theexpertinstitute.com/patient-abandonment-cases-what-you-need-to-know/ Patient abandonment is a serious, yet often overlooked, form of medical malpractice. Generally, patient abandonment occurs when a physician terminates medical treatment without a justifiable excuse or reasonable notice so that the patient can find a replacement physician. Most studies on medical malpractice claims in the United […]

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Jury delivers $25.5 million ‘statement’ to Aetna to change its ways https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/health/aetna-verdict-oklahoma-orrana-cunningham/index.html An Oklahoma jury has awarded $25.5 million to the family of a cancer patient denied coverage by Aetna, with jurors saying that the insurer acted “recklessly” and that the verdict was meant as a message for Aetna to change its ways. The award […]

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Trump says he is likely to support ending blanket federal ban on marijuana http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-marijuana-20180608-story.html President Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown. Trump’s remarks put him sharply at […]

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What would happen if one or more people approached a law firm to generate a “generic letter” that anyone could take to another law firm to get them to send it to a prescriber, group of prescribers and/or their corporate employer’s legal dept. The letter would have the general purpose to be sent by those […]

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FDA Warns About Dangers of Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain www.fibrowomen.com/fda-warns-about-dangers-of-epidural-steroid-injections-for-back-pain The Food and Drug Administration has just issued what’s called a “Medwatch Alert” warning that Epidural steroid injections or “ESIs” for back and neck pain can be extremely dangerous. The alert says: “Injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in […]

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Pam Bondi sues makers of opioids, says it’s time they pay for the pain they caused https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article211185174.html TAMPA Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that she had filed “the most comprehensive lawsuit in the country” against the largest manufacturers and distributors of opioids, blaming them for creating an opioid crisis that has killed more […]

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https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/pain-patients-cry-out-amid-opioid-epidemic/1581698996 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – While thousands of people are dying every year from opioid overdoses, those who depend on pain management argue that no one is talking about them. Debilitating pain has been a part of Raymond Kuykendall’s life for nearly 30 years. The simple act of bending over to feed his dog is […]

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A teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment:  Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day, the kids came back and, one by one, began to tell their stories.  There were all the regular types of stuff: spilled milk  and pennies saved. But then […]

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CVS to debut more health services after Aetna deal https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/cvs-to-debut-more-health-services-after-aetna-deal.html After its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna is finalized, CVS plans to introduce more health services, including chronic disease management, at select drugstores, according to CNBC. CVS will open these concept stores early next year in an effort to improve health services and outcomes for […]

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The F.D.A. declined to issue a ban on Depo-Medrol, like Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland Above blog post addresses how the FDA declined to ban Depo-Medrol being used is ESI procedures unlike many other countries have done. Now that the Democrats have taken over control of the House, is it time […]

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