The Feres Doctrine was created by a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, for the most part, precludes U.S. military service members from pursuing damages for injuries or death caused by non-combat…
Francine Rushton, 47, lost her life to the H1N1 swine flu on June 13th, and her death may very well have been preventable. Prior to her death, Rushton had twice visited the Jordan Valley Medical…
Natural News, relying on data from the CDC, reported that prescription drug deaths shot up 68 percent in a five year period. Statistics show that for the reporting period, prescription drug deaths…
We often hear that the reason doctors have to pay so much in medical malpractice insurance premiums is because of runaway juries and soaring malpractice awards. But a recent study by the New York…
Heart valves are typically replaced through invasive open heart surgery procedures which, along with the benefits, pose significant risks. A new procedure, however, may offer an alternative for…
Last week, I reported that ex-army doctor and paid consultant to medical product manufacturer Medtronic, Timothy Kuklo, falsified a study which overstated positive results with his use of the bone…
People may joke that it happens and some may suspect that it really does, but for one New York woman, being the victim of unnecessary surgeries may be her reality. Forty two year old Kristy…
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health heard testimony on the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. This legislation was drafted to overturn the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court…
A former doctor at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been accused a falsifying a study which extols the virtues of Infuse, a bone graph product manufactured by Medtronic. At the time the study was…
A hospital in Delaware and the Federal Drug Administration are investigating two deaths and other complications that may be related to the use of the anti-coagulant heparin according to a report in…
The Boston Herald reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that there is an increased risk of suicidal tendencies associated with anti-seizure medications. Such drugs…
The FDA issued a statement that Raptiva was being voluntarily withdrawn from the market by its manufacturer Genentech. Raptiva is a once weekly injection for adults with moderate to severe plaque…
