Timing is everything in surgery and blood analysis informs the doctors about the presence of disease. Now a team of British electronic professors and medical doctors has developed a new device to do...
The Greenville News (5/24, Osby) reported that the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009... would reverse the high court's decision and would allow patients to sue Medtronic under state law. Don...
The AP (5/21, Yost) reports, The Obama White House on Wednesday undid a Bush administration policy that used federal regulations to undermine a wide range of state health, safety and environmental...
CQ HealthBeat (5/14, Kim) reports that the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee heard witness testimony on a measure that would allow consumers to sue companies under state law...
Hearings began on Tuesday, May 12th before the Subcommittee on Health on H.R. 1346, The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. I explain it below but before you go any further make sure to read the...
Hawaii has a few Swine Flu cases, most recently a student up at UH. Our medical community seems well organized and prepared. The entire country seems to be on top of this situation.
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The New York Times (5/7, B4, Abelson) reports,
The New Jersey attorney general has announced a settlement with a medical device maker accused of failing to disclose financial conflicts of...
The New York Times (5/5, D5, Rabin) reports that dozens of women are suing the maker of [a] vaginal sling, called ObTape for complications they claim are associated with the product.
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The New York Times (4/22, A15, Harris) reports,
An unusual internal meeting scheduled for Wednesday at the Food and Drug Administration may signal how agency officials intend to handle the many...
Serving Honolulu for over 40 years, Wayne Parsons is focused on safety and the preventing of injuries for those in his community. It is the uniqueness of our democracy that gives the people a role in making our communities safe; jury trials where a citizen jury decides important issues of “wrong” and “right.” If you or a family member has been wrongfully injured, Wayne Parsons will work on your behalf to make sure that the wrongful, careless or negligent behavior that caused your injury does not harm others. In this way, we can play an important role in the American system, by seeking justice we also enable the future protection of others.