28 January 2011

Think your brand-new, state-of-the-art medical device received rigorous approval before being approved? Most likely not. A significant proportion of medical devices (approximately 3000 per year) receive what is known as

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21 January 2011

Snow has been pounding Ohio during the first three weeks of the year. Some places are recording unusually high snowfalls. In addition to the expected heavy snow in the nort

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20 January 2011

In 2010, trucking advocates got their wish and overweight trucks were allowed to travel on interstate highways in Main and Vermont. Due to lobbying efforts, making this program permanent was

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19 January 2011

The woman who was an unwitting star of an internet video after falling into a fountain while walking and texting is considering a premises liability lawsuit against the mall. At

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14 January 2011

The FDA and drug manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis have issued a warning to patients and US healthcare professionals (what is sometimes called a “dear doctor” letter), about the risk of severe liver

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3 January 2011

In an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, several prominent MD-PhDs proposed a radical way to reduce the possible incidence of medical negligence due to sleep deprivation. Their

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