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The Role of Medical Records in Strengthening Your Personal Injury Case When you’re hurt in an accident, medical records can make or break your personal injury case. They are a crucial part of proving your injuries and getting the compensation you deserve. Let’s dive into why these medical records of personal injury are so important…
Immediate Medical Treatment After an Accident is Crucial for Your Case Accidents happen when we least expect them. The aftermath can be overwhelming, whether it’s a car crash, a slip and fall, or any other type of accident. One of the most crucial steps you should take after an accident is to seek medical treatment…
Medical negligence, a concern that should be the exception rather than the norm, has become a talking point in Texas. Unfortunately, under Texas law, holding a negligent medical facility or practitioner responsible seems virtually impossible, creating a lack of accountability that hurts all Texans. Pflugerville’s Concerning Case Pflugerville recently faced a stark example of this…
St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center will host a study of a new procedure that could provide patients with alternative to spinal fusions. The Total Posterior Spine System, or TOPS, is an artificial joint implanted into the spine that can help patients with severe back and leg pain. For patients, like those in serious car…
Study shows brain injuries may increase suicide risk Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability in young adults in the developed world. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Though the reasons for any particular suicide are often inscrutable, a new brain injury…
A new study has found further evidence linking hits to the head rather than concussions to the onset of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the neurodegenerative disease traced back to the kind of head trauma experienced by football players, other athletes and combat veterans. “The concussion is really irrelevant for triggering CTE,†Dr. Lee Goldstein, an associate…
Federal prosecutors in Boston announced Thursday that they have filed a health care fraud charge against a doctor accused of faking research for a dozen years in published studies that suggested after-surgery benefits from painkillers including Vioxx and Celebrex. Court documents indicate that anesthesiologist Scott Reuben has agreed to plead guilty in exchange for prosecutors…
Two popular heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drugtaken by millions to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke. The Food and Drug Administration said the stomach-soothing Prilosec and Nexium cut in half the blood-thinning effect of Plavix, or clopidogrel.
Federal prosecutors hit Pfizer Inc. with a record-breaking $2.3 billion in fines Wednesday and called the world’s largest drugmaker a repeating corporate cheat for illegal prescription drug promotions that plied doctors with free golf, massages and resort junkets. Justice Department officials said the overall settlement is the largest ever paid by a drug company for…
