- Mike Ferrara | November 22, 2011 11:46 AM | Cherry Hill, NJ
Category:
Medical Malpractice
In 2003, faced with what the American Medical Association was calling a “crisis” of doctors fleeing the state due to an overabundance of “frivolous” malpractice suits, the...
- Mike Ferrara | August 26, 2011 2:32 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Republicans everywhere, including presidential hopeful/George W. Bush doppelganger Rick Perry, like to claim that tort reform, and malpractice reform in particular, is a great way to reduce health...
- Camryn Hansen | March 06, 2011 3:16 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
Category:
Medical Malpractice
The Houston Chronicle published an excellent article on tort reform this week that everyone even remotely interested in the topic needs to read.
Big business interests are making a concerted...
- Mike Ferrara | August 26, 2009 8:18 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
Category:
Toxic Substances
A California jury has ordered Altria Group, the parent company of Marlboro cigarette maker Philip Morris USA, to pay $13.8 million in punitive damages to the daughter of woman who died in 2003 of...
- Mike Ferrara | June 03, 2009 10:59 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Today, the FDA warned doctors about risks of serious liver injury associated with the anti-thyroid drug propylthiouracil (PTU), used to treat Graves' disease. Graves’ disease is an...
- Mike Ferrara | May 28, 2009 11:40 PM | Cherry Hill, NJ
Category:
Toxic Substances
In late April, the FDA announced that many over-the-counter painkillers and fever reducers will now require warning labels about the risks of liver damage and stomach bleeding associated with...