On October 25, 2011, Takeda Pharmaceuticals announced the launch of ACTOSInfo.com to educate patients and health care professionals on its pioglitazone product. The drug is used to treat type 2 diabetes, but it has been lnked to life-threatening side effects such as bladder cancer. This new website includes frequently asked questions on Actos and general drug safety….
In North Carolina (NC) victims of medical negligence now face limits on how much they obtain from physicians and other medical providers for damages, as new state laws took effect in October 2011, according to The Associated Press. The so-called “tort reform” resulted from intense lobbying by hospitals, doctors and insurance companies Specifically, North Carolina monies award for…
Three of four people in a pickup truck lost their lives on I-85 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia (VA), when their vehice slammed into the back of a logging truck on November 11, 2011. The fatal rear-end collision occurred in a work zone near the interstate overpass for Dabney Mill Road/VA Route 613. A charter bus carrying…
Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for causing the music legend’s death due to an overdose of the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol. Murray, a cardiologist, will like lose his medical license and faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison and a minimum sentence of probation. California authorities…
By Emily Mapp Brannon, Brain Injury Lawyer. My colleague, settled a case back in January that involved Traumatic Brain Injury. Because of his involvment in that case, he was interested to learn that the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic in Richmond, VA has seen an increase in child patients since it opened its doors seven months ago….