France’s National Security Agency for Medicines and Health Products (“ANSM”) announced today that swift action has been taken to halt the sale of the hormonal acne drug,...
Since the first Case Management Order, setting the initial policies and protocols for the litigation, was entered in October, Zoloft litigation under the honorable Cynthia M. Rufe in the...
In my last post, I raised a hypothetical situation as a way to discuss a lawsuit settlement more spcifically. This week, let's move five months down the road and get into the negotiating...
One way to check the veracity of a medication’s increased risk of complications might be to follow the (research) money. For instance, if clinicians don’t want clinical-trial...
Utilizing the Freedom of Information Act, ProPublica requested and received uncensored write-ups of problems found during nursing home inspections around the country. The online publication has...
The flu season is in full swing and its so bad this year that the Centers for Disease Control are calling it an epidemic. You might not be persuaded to get the flu shot, but you also don't...
I wonder how many people say that when they are talking to an adjuster. It is the equivalent to saying you are going to bring your big brother to the fight, I guess. Some of them do call later....
How the internet can help (and hurt) your health care
It’s flu and cold season and everyone is afraid of catching whatever bug is going around. Got a sniffle? A head ache? Maybe both?...
The Swiss company, Novartis AG, announced that U.S. (federal) prosecutors are currently investigating its marketing practices, especially related to the drug known as Tekturna (Rasilez), a...
Recently, an expert advisory panel voted 19 to 10 to recommend the FDA move to toughen restrictions on painkillers, such as Vicodin, which contains hydrocodone. According to The New York Times,...