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Bill revision could mean money for NJ drug company

(AP) -- A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zuckerberg's former classmates press on with suit against Facebook

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss say they - not Mark Zuckerberg - invented Facebook. And they are willing to risk $160 million for the chance to prove it.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtesting

(AP) -- Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Judge's innovation may offer malpractice fix

(AP) -- Part listening, part cajoling, an innovative approach to resolving medical malpractice cases could become a model for courts around the country thanks to a pioneering judge who invested his own time ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Apologies may fuel settlement of legal disputes, study says

Apologies may be good for more than just the soul, according to research by a University of Illinois professor of law and of psychology.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Health care dispute: Costs of defensive medicine

(AP) -- Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it - not so much to protect their health as his own practice.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Out of court settlement of malpractice claims: Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in children

Incorrectly treated fractures in children are one of the errors most frequently confirmed in the arbitration process. This was the conclusion reached by Heinrich Vinz and Johann Neu of the Arbitration Board of the North German ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electronic health records may lower malpractice settlements

Use of electronic health records (EHRs) may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study. The study, which appeared in the November 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, showed a tren ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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