Posts tagged ama

• Where's the Beef?

  Bret Hanna | December 13, 2011 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Republican presidential candidates love to deride so-called Obamacare as a socialist evil destined to lead to the demise of the republic; and so on. But jumping up and down and hurling criticisms...

• The Hypocrisy of Medical Malpractice Tort Reformers

  Bret Hanna | June 24, 2011 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  State tort laws have always been just that, state tort laws. States have always had the ability to develop their common law and legislation in ways that they have seen fit. But House Republicans...

• Are Doctors Becoming More Progressive?

  Bret Hanna | June 01, 2011 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to an article that appeared recently in The New York Times, the politics of doctors may be changing as the mechanics of their practices change. The article notes that historically, doctors...

• Tired Retread Of Tort "Reform" Arguments

  Bret Hanna | February 24, 2011 11:50 PM | 6 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Oklahoma legislature is considering tort reform legislation like that which has and continues to be pushed around the country. As often is the case, local newspapers will editorialize on various...

• Big Surprise, Doctors Cover for Each Other

  Bret Hanna | July 20, 2010 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The results of a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, indicate that doctors simply don't like to rat each other out, despite the potentially serious or fatal...

• New York State Bar Takes Stand Against Tort Reform

  Bret Hanna | November 15, 2009 2:33 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  The New York State Bar Association took a strong stand against tort reform last Friday. President Michael Getnick issued a statement calling on the U.S. Senate to reject calls for caps on pain and...

• Tort Reform Myth Debunked - Damages Caps do not Lower Malpractice Insurance Premiums

  Bret Hanna | November 12, 2009 4:49 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  We've all heard the claims. Jackpot payouts in medical malpractice cases have caused malpractice insurance premiums to go so high that doctors are leaving certain specialties or leaving the...

• Iron Worker Sets Warehouse Ablaze

  Bret Hanna | September 29, 2009 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  An iron worker cutting a hole in the roof of a warehouse under construction near 2100 South and 4250 West set the building on fire. The fire broke out at about 11:15 a.m., and the flames spreading...

• FDA Alerts Doctors to New Suicide Warnings for Epilepsy Drugs

  Bret Hanna | May 08, 2009 11:07 AM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Boston Herald reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that there is an increased risk of suicidal tendencies associated with anti-seizure medications. Such drugs...

• New Justice May Change Face of Supreme Court

  Bret Hanna | May 02, 2009 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT Category: Miscellaneous
  

  President Obama has gone on the record concerning the type of Justice he would like to replace Justice David Souter when he retires in June. The President will appoint someone who combines empathy...