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A jury in Oregon decided on January 22 that I-Flow Corporation must pay nearly $5.5 million to a shoulder pain pump patient. The patient claimed that I-Flow did not warn doctors that using pumps to inject medication directly into the shoulder joint might cause chondrolysis.
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Is the baby happier on mom’s lap? Does it help if the toddler holds the stethoscope? How can you engage a teenager? Dr. John Purvis, associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, gives details.
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Are physician-owned distributorships (PODs) illegal shell entities that simply direct remuneration to physicians, or are they a legal way to reduce health care costs, increase hospital profits and give physicians some control over their own means of production? Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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Using mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from bone-marrow, University of Alabama researchers report a 90% inhibition of bone carcinoma tumor growth. The study was pretty clever. Check it out.
HSS Team with guards in Haiti/photo courtesy: Dean Lorich, M.D.
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Surgeons came home from Haiti disillusioned and angry over U.S. government relief efforts. Military surgeons say their civilian colleagues have little experience in disaster medicine and should leave it to the pros. They find common ground in OTW. See what good has come from this.
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Funny lingo, serious consequences. Attorney Steve Harris reviews the ins and outs of the two types of professional liability insurance, claims made and occurrence…and what you can do about the risks involved.
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Last week, CryoLife slammed Medafor against the boards by mailing an open letter to Medafor’s shareholders urging them to override management’s decision NOT to sell to CryoLife. The gloves are off and CryoLife’s Steve Anderson is back in his customary Bad Boy role.
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The devastating earthquake in Haiti offered one of the greatest challenges of our lifetime to the orthopedic community of care givers, professional societies and device companies around the world. How did the community respond? Read it here.
MSF/Doctors without Borders HAITIAN FACILITIES DESTROYED.
MaximsNewsNetwork: HAITI: 30 to 100 AMPUTATIONS a DAY (W.H.O.) (U.N. MINUSTAH)
Doctors Overwhelmed in Haiti
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