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The Thompson Law Firm Files Civil Complaints on Behalf of Families in Federal Court Affected By Adverse Effects of Pathological Gambling Linked to Mirapex

COLUMBUS, Ohio and MINNEAPOLIS, March 2 The Thompson Law Firm filed two civil complaints in Federal District Court of Minnesota on behalf of patients who were prescribed Mirapex for Parkinson and Restless Leg Syndrome. The plaintiffs ...


National Hispanic Council on Aging Joins the Administration in Mission to Combat Medicare Fraud By Empowering Hispanics

WASHINGTON, March 2 The U.S. is enlisting the help of the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) as it cracks down on Medicare fraud, which costs a staggering $60 billion a year to taxpayers at a time they least can afford it. As ...

KV Pharmaceutical Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Two Felonies Regarding Oversized Drugs

Judge Sentences St. Louis-Based Company to Pay $27.6 Million in Fines, Restitution and Forfeitures WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ethex Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Louis-based drug manufacturer, KV ...

YM sees nimotuzumab license unaffected by civil claim against licensor

MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - YM BioSciences Inc. (NYSE Amex: YMI, TSX:YM), announces that it filed a Form 6K describing that certain US patents for nimotuzumab licensed to YM's majority-owned Canadian subsidiary , CIMYM ...

Three Houston Defendants Plead Guilty in Connection with "Arthritis Kit" Fraud Scheme

WASHINGTON, March 1 Bassey Monday Idiong, Linda Eteimo Ere Kendabie and Modupe Babanumi each pleaded guilty today in connection with their roles in an "arthritis kit" Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. ...

Veterans and Suicide; Senate Hearing on March 3, 2010; NAMI Veteran to Testify

WASHINGTON, March 1 The following is being issued by the National Alliance on Mental Illness: (Logo: http:www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100216/NAMILOGO ) WHAT: Senate Veterans Committee will hold an oversight hearing on mental health ...

Is the Person Exposing You to Radiation Qualified?

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 26 Every day in the United States, tens of thousands of patients are exposed to ionizing radiation through radiation therapy, CT scans, x rays, mammograms, and other medical imaging and therapeutic procedures. Patients ...

Napa State Hospital Doctors Question DMH Judgment

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 26 Doctors at Napa State Hospital (NSH), who are represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), expressed concern today over Department of Mental Health (DMH) administrative practices, including those ...

Two Atlanta-Based Nursing Home Chains and Their Principals Pay $14 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 Atlanta-based Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services LLC, as well as their principals, Leonard Grunstein, Murray Forman and Rubin Schron, have agreed to pay the United States and several ...

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in New York to Pay U.S. $2.92 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations

WASHINGTON , Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, a Long Island , N.Y.-based hospital, has agreed to pay $2.92 million , plus interest, to settle allegations that the hospital defrauded Medicare, ...

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To Treat or Not to Treat? Can Doctors Refuse Care

To Treat or Not to Treat? Can Doctors Refuse Care

The patient-doctor relationship is revered as sacrosanct, governed by principles of trust, empathy, and mutual respect. However, recent events have reignited a longstanding debate: do doctors possess the right to refuse care? The case of a ...

Woman Dies in Bihar Clinic During Surgery Done by a Compounder

Woman Dies in Bihar Clinic During Surgery Done by a Compounder

In a tragic incident that highlights the dire consequences of medical negligence , a 28-year-old woman lost her life during a sterilization surgery conducted by a compounder at a private clinic in Bihar's Samastipur district. This appalling incident ...

Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

Euthanasia , often referred to as "mercy killing" or "assisted dying," is a highly debated ethical and legal issue concerning the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve suffering. The term originates from the Greek ...

Supreme Court Rejects Patanjali's Apologies: Justice Prevails

Supreme Court Rejects Patanjali's Apologies: Justice Prevails

The Supreme Court of India has rejected the apologies given by Patanjali's founders, Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna, for their misleading advertisements. The apex court minced no words, declaring, "we are not blind" and asserting that it "does not want ...

Evolution of Surrogacy Laws for Parenthood

Evolution of Surrogacy Laws for Parenthood

Upholding the right to parenthood, the latest amendment to surrogacy regulations by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare allows individuals with medical conditions in an "intending couple" to utilize donor gametes, signifying inclusivity in the ...

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