Off-Label Use Of Drugs Can Be Beneficial
Gene Moen
February 23, 2017
Once the FDA approves a drug for a particular use, it can then be prescribed by a physician for an entirely different medical condition.
Once the FDA approves a drug for a particular use, it can then be prescribed by a physician for an entirely different medical condition.
The pioneer of medical apologies states that simply telling the patient or family that the doctor is “sorry” for a bad outcome is not enough. The apology has to make clear that the doctor is accepting “ownership” and responsibility for the consequences.
Among the developed countries, only Mexico has a higher maternal mortality rate than the US.
Swedish Medical Center recently sent letters informing cardiovascular surgery patients that a device used during surgery may have been contaminated with bacteria.
The trend of hospitals acquiring private practices continues with the recent acquisitions by EvergreenHealth Medical Center.
A Life Care Plan is a plan that spells out the future needs associated with an injury-related disability, as well as the costs of those needs.
Recently top Republican politicians have cited the medical malpractice “crisis” as a threat to US health care. This includes frivolous lawsuits forcing doctors out of
A Pennsylvania start-up company is developing techniques to allow doctors to see what is going on in the brain when it suffers an injury — without opening up the skull.