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Broad Health Coalition Continues to Press for Medical Liability Reform

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 As the House and Senate work to merge their health care reform bills, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, emphasizing ...


Montana Becomes Third State to Permit Physician-Assisted Suicide - But Final Exit Network Asks, 'Is It Enough?'

KINGSTON, N.J., Jan. 6 The Montana Supreme Court, on December 31, 2009, made Montana the third state allowing physician-assisted suicide. Oregon's voters, in 1994, had created the landmark decision first, surviving legal challenges when ...

Court Approves Vermillion's Plan of Reorganization

FREMONT, Calif. , Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vermillion, Inc. (VRML) today announced that its Plan of Reorganization was confirmed today by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware . The Honorable Judge ...

FDA Seizes More Than $1 Million Worth of Food From Nashville Food Processor and Warehouse

Agency acts to prevent distribution of food from rodent-infested facility SILVER SPRING, Md. , Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized bulk restaurant food ...

Minnesota Hospital to Pay U.S. to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Involving Unnecessary Admissions

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 Wheaton Community Hospital, the City of Wheaton, Minn. and Dr. Stanley Gallagher (collectively WCH) have agreed to pay $846,461 to settle allegations that their hospital admission practices violated the False Claims Act, ...

Cipher secures summary judgment in the company's favour in pending patent litigation involving CIP-TRAMADOL ER

Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: DND MISSISSAUGA, ON , Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: DND) today announced a final judgment (the "Cipher Judgment") has been entered in favour of Cipher in relation to ...

AARP Commends Idaho for Tackling Wrongfully Denied Health Claims

Starting Jan. 1, Health Carrier Review Act Puts New Resource on the Side of Consumers Unfairly Denied Coverage by their Health Insurance Carrier BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Idaho consumers whose health ...

Los Angeles Healthcare Fraud Defense Lawyers Announce Recent Results in California Medi-Cal and Medi-Care Criminal Law Cases

LOS ANGELES , Dec. 29 -- The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin LLP, a premier Los Angeles Fraud Defense Firm, have successfully represented numerous clients accused of state and federal healthcare fraud offenses ...

Cardiology Takes Legal Action Against Medicare

Complaint filed against HHS Secretary to Preserve Patient Access to Cardiology Care WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Cardiology (ACC) today announced that it filed a complaint against the ...

Michigan Health Care Provider to Pay United States $669,413 to Settle False Claims Allegations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 Genesys Health System has agreed to pay the United States $669,413 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the health care provider violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department ...

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Power of Assistive Tech in Paralympic Sports

Power of Assistive Tech in Paralympic Sports

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will collaborate to emphasize the transformative impact of assistive technology in sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games ( ). According to WHO ...

To Treat or Not to Treat? Can Doctors Refuse Care

To Treat or Not to Treat? Can Doctors Refuse Care

The patient-doctor relationship is revered as sacrosanct, governed by principles of trust, empathy, and mutual respect. However, recent events have reignited a longstanding debate: do doctors possess the right to refuse care? The case of a ...

Woman Dies in Bihar Clinic During Surgery Done by a Compounder

Woman Dies in Bihar Clinic During Surgery Done by a Compounder

In a tragic incident that highlights the dire consequences of medical negligence , a 28-year-old woman lost her life during a sterilization surgery conducted by a compounder at a private clinic in Bihar's Samastipur district. This appalling incident ...

Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

Euthanasia , often referred to as "mercy killing" or "assisted dying," is a highly debated ethical and legal issue concerning the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve suffering. The term originates from the Greek ...

Supreme Court Rejects Patanjali's Apologies: Justice Prevails

Supreme Court Rejects Patanjali's Apologies: Justice Prevails

The Supreme Court of India has rejected the apologies given by Patanjali's founders, Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna, for their misleading advertisements. The apex court minced no words, declaring, "we are not blind" and asserting that it "does not want ...

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