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Navigating Medical Records of Personal Injury Cases

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…

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Medical Negligence in Texas: Pflugerville Ambulance Sparks Reform Call

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…

Fusion Alternative – Artificial Joint Implant

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…

Study shows brain injuries may increase suicide risk

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…

New study shows that hits to the head, not concussions, cause CTE

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…

Doctor facing research fraud charge

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…

Heartburn drugs don't mix well with Plavix

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…

Pfizer penalized $2.3 billion for illegal marketing schemes

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…