Posts tagged medical malpractice

• Philip K. Howard's Medical Malpractice Arguments Not For Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | April 13, 2009 9:41 AM | 5 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Recently, the Minneapolis Tribune republished a diatribe from Philip K. Howard about the need for medical malpractice reform. It was previously in the New York Times and some other papers have...

• Justice In Texas Points Out The Injustice Of The Law

  Mike Bryant | July 28, 2009 9:50 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The first week of July in Harris County, Texas, a man who lost his leg from mid-thigh down, part of his right foot and all of his fingers received a verdict of $10 million. The man was injured after...

• Newt Gingrich Panders To Doctors Without The Facts

  Mike Bryant | May 26, 2009 9:21 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Newt Gingrich is now writing opinion pieces for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the topic of tort reform. Its premise is that the real victims of malpractice claims are: The Economy and New...

• McCain Clear On Restricting Patients Rights To Courtroom Access

  Mike Bryant | October 03, 2008 9:16 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  This week the New England Journal of Medicine look at the candidates plan for dealing with medical issues. In a clear sign that there would be a continuation of the assault on patents rights Senator...

• Oh My Gosh, They May Sue

  Mike Bryant | September 01, 2009 9:06 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  It amazing that people who are doing something wrong will actually have this stop them sometimes. Not that they are hurting someone, are doing something wrong, or that maybe they deserve to take...

• The Court Filings Tell The Truth About The Number Of Tort Cases

  Mike Bryant | July 27, 2009 8:06 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a follow up, to a blog I did earlier in the year, it's worth noting that the Minneapolis Tribune picked up the same story today. The number of overall court filings are up in Minnesota , but...

• Senator Grassley Is Looking At Doctor Yes For Big Pharma

  Mike Bryant | April 07, 2009 9:21 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Iowa Senator Grassley is leading the investigation into Dr. Joseph Biederman. The doctor that was cooking the books on the trial testing of pharmaceuticals. The testing as to if drugs are safe for...

• Doctor Admits Pain Studies Were Made Up

  Mike Bryant | April 06, 2009 9:18 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Dr. Scott S. Reuben, an anesthesiologist at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., falsified clinical trials that he wrote about in 21 journals. Going back to 1996 he was providing support...

• MRI's And Transdermal Drug Patches Don't Mix

  Mike Bryant | March 20, 2009 9:52 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA issued a warning this week that covering the risk of skin burns in patients wearing transdermal drug patches who are undergoing MRI scans. Most of the patches are sold by prescription except...

• U S Supreme Court Ruling On Drug Preemption Reminds Us That Medical Devices Should Follow Suit

  Mike Bryant | March 19, 2009 9:46 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  This past week, saw a victory for consumers with the U S Supreme Courts decision in Wyeth v. Levine. Basically, the decision allowed state law to stand in cases against drug manufactures. It's time...