2010 - Page 29 of 164 - Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Potentially Perilous Painkiller Prescribing Patterns Probed at Veterans Hospital in Hampton, Virginia (VA)

An alarming article in the October 12, 2010 Virginian-Pilot begins, “A federal investigation has largely cleared the Hampton VA Medical Center of allegations that doctors there are coerced to overprescribe powerful narcotics to veterans.” The news is ultimately reassuring because U.S. Department of Vetrans Affairs concluded that prescription drug companies and their sales representatives were…

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Doctors, Regulators and Officials Wrap Their Minds Around Concussion Dangers

A weekend of carnage in the NFL intensified the growing attention football players, coaches, executives and officials have been paying to concussions. The league levied hefty fines against defenders who delibrately injured ball carriers and receivers with helmet-to-helmet hits and announced rule and policy changes intended to protect all professional players from concussions. Such moves…

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