New Recommendations Regarding Prostate Cancer Screening
May 23, 2012
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality website, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“Task Force”) is an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the[...]
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Florida Medical Malpractice Claim For Amputated Penis
May 22, 2012
A former Florida man filed a medical malpractice claim in Florida against an anesthesiologist, claiming that the anesthesiologist committed medical malpractice and that the medical negligence resulted in the man having to have his penis surgically amputated. The man claims in his medical malprac[...]
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Nevada Medical Malpractice Charges
May 19, 2012
A physician’s assistant who owns and operates a medical spa in Nevada has been charged by the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners with multiple allegations of committing medical malpractice and violating state law. The recent charges are in addition to a previous formal complaint against the s[...]
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Epidemic Of Drug Babies In The U.S.
May 1, 2012
Babies born addicted to drugs due to their mothers’ use of illicit drugs during pregnancy is not new. However, an increasing epidemic of babies addicted to prescription medications, especially narcotics such as oxycodone, is particularly alarming. Many such newborns will be born with neonat[...]
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48 Million Without Health Insurance In U.S. In 2011
April 23, 2012
According to the recently released results of a survey of 2,100 adults between the ages of 19 ad 64 in the U.S., about 48 million Americans (26%) were without health insurance for at least part of the year during 2011. Of those who had a gap in health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2011, 69% we[...]
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