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Misdiagnosis: More Common Than Drug Errors or Wrong-Site Surgery
The Hartford CourantUntil it happened to him, Itzhak Brook, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Georgetown University School of Medicine, didn't think much about the problem of misdiagnosis. That was before doctors at a Maryland hospital repeatedly told Brook his...Tags: Research, Medical Procedures and Tests, Pneumonia, MRI (imaging), Internal Medicine
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Religion and Belief, Tour Operations Industry, DePaul University, Psychology, Prescription Drugs
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LETTER: No Shortage Of Doctors In Connecticut
I would like to correct an impression made in Monday's lead editorial regarding the supply of physicians [May 13, Malpractice Bill Should Die"]. The editorial stated that "Doctors are not exactly itching to practice here," implying that Connecticut has...Tags: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, General Practitioners, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics
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Recall committee collects enough signatures to move forward trying to oust Atkins-Grad
Moving closer to what would be the first recall election in Broward County, city officials said Tuesday that a petition to recall Commissioner Patte Atkins-Grad has enough valid signatures to continue the process. On its second try, a committee that...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Coral Springs, Microsoft Corporation, Judges, Justice System
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L.A. County officials to stop sending children to foster agency
Responding to new allegations of financial malfeasance and abuse, Los Angeles County officials have decided to stop sending children to a private foster care agency that has been responsible for more than 1,100 youths in recent years. The action was...
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Don't Lower Standard For Malpractice Suits
In 2005, to reduce the number of frivolous or marginal lawsuits involving medical malpractice, the General Assembly passed a law requiring that before such a suit can be brought to trial, a so-called "certificate of merit" must be obtained. This is a...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals
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Hospitals and doctors should be required to carry medical malpractice insurance
Corporations, hospitals and insurance companies have fought for more than two decades to chip away at Americans' right to enter a courtroom and seek damages for medical negligence. The most publicized of these efforts has taken the form of capping the...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Bankruptcy, Illinois General Assembly, Economy, Business and Finance
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Florida's latest medical-malpractice bill awaits governor's signature
TALLAHASSEE — In the latest skirmish in Florida's long-running battle over its medical-malpractice system, the House gave final approval this week to a bill that includes tightening requirements for expert witnesses in malpractice lawsuits. The 77-...Tags: Laws, Rick Scott, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, General Practitioners
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Coalition working on ballot measure to limit prescription drug abuse
Fearing lawmakers may fail to pass a package of medical reform bills, a coalition of consumer groups and trial lawyers is mounting a campaign to put before voters an even more ambitious slate of initiatives aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, General Practitioners, Prescription Drugs, Arbitration
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Legislature should pull plug on inept Medical Board of California
The time has come to put the Medical Board of California out of its misery. The board oversees the licensing of doctors and their discipline for misdeeds or incompetence. It also has jurisdiction over doctor-owned surgical clinics. Long ago the board...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Crime, Law and Justice, Curren D. Price, Jr., Government, General Practitioners
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Lawyer won key malpractice case against U.S.
Nathan Schwartz made his professional reputation as a keen legal strategist, winning a landmark judgment against the U.S. government. He made his personal reputation as the life of the party, collecting friends wherever he went. Schwartz, who lived in...Tags: Laws, University of Pennsylvania, Maitland, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Kermit Gosnell and the 'liberal media'
The murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion provider, entered its fifth week today riding a peculiar media firestorm. The focus of much attention in recent days was not on Dr. Gosnell, who is charged in the death of seven babies and an...Tags: Family Planning, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests, Judges
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