Three anemia drugs–Epogen, Procrit and Aranesp–have generated more than $8 billion in U.S. sales. Epogen became the single costliest medicine under Medicare, and taxpayers shell out as much as $3 billion a year for these drugs. A growing body of research has shown that the drugs’ benefits, including quality-of-life issues such as “happiness,” are seriously….
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Doctors’ Histories of Malpractice Lawsuits Are Withheld from Patients
You have to wonder how in the modern world it is possible that a surgeon with 16 prior malpractice lawsuits for medical mistakes was allowed to operate on Maribeth Chase’s brain. She certainly was unaware the checkered history of Dr. Robert Tenny. Her tortuous trip through medical misadventure and the system that enables it was….
Continue ReadingThe Facts about Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform
It’s helpful to look at the actual facts, not supposition, about so-called “tort reform” and medical malpractice, because so many medical leaders persist in arguing that curbing victims’ rights to accountability for medical injuries would make the health care system better. The following discussion is courtesy of Joanne Doroshow, the head of Center for Justice….
Continue ReadingPoor Patient Education Can Be Fatal; A Washington, DC Malpractice Story
Did you know that rupture of an Achilles tendon can be fatal? This common injury has one potentially fatal but preventable complication: a blood clot can develop in the calf while the leg is immobilized for healing of the injury, and if the clot gets big enough, it can travel to the heart and cause….
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Peter R. Masciola Washington, D.C. Phone: 202-742-1500 Fax: 202-742-1515 Email Mr. Masciola brings unique experience and perspective to his clients that set him apart from other trial lawyers. As an active duty JAG officer, he had years of experience working as in-house counsel at two major Air Force Medical Centers; he has represented numerous physicians….
Continue ReadingMarijuana May Not Be A Shrieking Menace, But It Has Real Harms For Young & Old
Dear Reader, Recent archeological finds show that pot was hot as far back as 2,500 years ago (in far western China). For such an ancient drug, you would think by now we’d know everything there is to know about it. Yet mythology runs rampant to this day, as Americans seem to have busted one set of marijuana….
Continue ReadingAll about vaccines: What you and your family need and why
Dear reader, America’s worst outbreak of measles in a quarter-century — racing toward 1,000 confirmed cases nationwide and with no signs of slowing— has brought to the fore the counter-factual arguments over vaccinations. The controversies would be easier to resolve if grownups relied on medical science and centuries of experience. The facts lead to one overwhelmingly confident….
Continue ReadingHigh court leaves it to Congress to restore service members’ basic rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has left it up to Congress to decide if service members may pursue in the civil justice system claims that they have suffered harms while seeking medical services, a fundamental civil right now denied to military personnel. Justices Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — who rarely agree on much —….
Continue ReadingBill takes aim at injustice for service personnel hurt by military medical care
Members of Congress have taken steps aimed at allowing service members to pursue actions in the civil justice system when they suffer harms while seeking medical services, a fundamental civil right now denied to military personnel. Members of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee heard powerful testimony from a Green Beret, an airman, and a judge….
Continue ReadingMissing the Deadline for a Lawsuit
Litigants in federal or state court systems are subject to many different deadlines, depending on the type of case they are filing. These deadlines can come in the form of deadlines for filing pleadings or motions, deadlines for conducting discovery, deadlines for appealing a judgment, and in the form of statutes of limitations. When attorneys….
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