Researchers publishing in the August 27th issue of the online journal Clinical Drug Investigation, report that use of the cancer drug Avastin has been linked to high blood pressure and gastrointestinal bleeding. This is not the first bad news associated with Avastin. The drug was approved by the Food and […]
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The goal of this published study was to identify common medical practices that offer no benefit. Doctors are often convinced by a drug and/or medical device representative that the latest and greatest drug or medical procedures will make them a better doctor. An analysis of 363 studies finds that not […]
A read a very interesting article in the Atlantic highlighting the new Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study recently published in the British Medical Journal’s Quality and Safety Journal. I must give these folks credit for the candor in what one could argue is an embarrassing finding for the […]
Let me start with a disclosure to be fair: I am always suspect of the insurance industry. I worked in the insurance industry for many years and, although there are very good people there, the companies often stand for something I do not like. I am in favor of every […]
Searcy Denney Secures Judgment in Appellate Court in Suit over Fatal Prescription Error West Palm Beach, FL. (March 01, 2010) – South Florida law firm Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA (Searcy Denney) announced today that the Second District Court of Appeal has upheld a multi-million dollar decision on […]
It is clear that the decline of hormone therapy use has saved lives. Recently released research from the University of Wisconsin puts the number of women who will be spared invasive breast cancer this year at 6,000. Based on the study done by the Women’s Health Initiative, the numbers of […]
There is an old saying that if you have your health you have everything. Anyone who has ever suffered a debilitating injury or lost a loved one to injury or disease knows this reality all too well. We are also told by medical experts that an ounce of prevention is […]
More than six years after the Women’s Health Initiative Study was suspended due concerns regarding the long-term health risks associated with the drugs new information continues to emerge. The newest evidence, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, was noted in the Nurses’ Health Study, a study involving 51,637 postmenopausal nurses […]
In an effort to improve our nation’s beleaguered drug safety system, the Food and Drug Administration plans to post quarterly lists of drugs that are being investigated by the Agency due to safety concerns. The FDA cautioned that the fact that a drug is included on the list only means […]
Robotic surgery has been touted as a game changer for doctors and patients that makes various procedures more effective and easier to perform safely. But while the use of this tech to perform operations previously done by hand is rising, so too are concerns about the risks that come with […]
