Posted in Pennsylvania Law Monitor
“Telemedicine” or “Telehealth” are the terms most often used when referring to clinical diagnosis and monitoring that is delivered by technology. Telemedicine encompasses healthcare provided via real time two-way video conferencing; file sharing, including transmission of health history, x-rays, films, or photos; remote patient monitoring; and consumer mobile health apps on… Continue reading
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Much of the hype from the vaping industry centers around the message that e-cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. Without data to disprove the claims, vaping advocates have widely and publicly blasted that message to users. Now, however, more and more medical studies have been completed and… Continue reading
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Paramjit Singh faces criminal charges for practicing medicine in Warren and Morris counties even though his license was suspended in 2004, announced the Warren County prosecutor. Singh is charged with one count of practicing medicine without a valid license. Parminderjeet Sandhu, founder of Medical Care Associates, the Warren and Morris… Continue reading
Posted in Mass Torts
On Thursday, October 26, 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a national health emergency. What is the Opioid Epidemic? From 2000 to 2015, more than half a million people died of drug overdoses across the country and most of those deaths involved opioids, according to the Centers for… Continue reading
Posted in Brain Injury News
A recent study evaluated the impact of financial compensation on late mortality after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The findings suggest that compensation may reduce late mortality risk. To determine the impact of financial compensation on long-term mortality in adults with severe TBI, the outcomes of 2545 adults discharged from three… Continue reading
Posted in Truck & Bus Accident
A new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report found that truck safety technologies can prevent as many as 77,077 crashes, 23,275 injuries, and the loss of 500 lives per year. The report, Leveraging Large Truck Technology and Engineering to Realize Safety Gains, examined the safety benefits and costs of installing four advanced… Continue reading
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Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino recently announced that New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against Insys Therapeutics, Inc. charging that the company engaged in a “greed-driven campaign of consumer fraud and submission of false claims to health insurers” to increase the market share for its opioid-fentanyl drug, Subsys. What Does New… Continue reading
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Vehicle Safety Recalls Are Often Ignored A recent study by Carfax indicated that more than 63 million vehicles in the United States (one in four vehicles on the road) are being driven with unfixed safety recalls. J.D. Power and Associates estimated the number to be 45 million vehicles, while acknowledging… Continue reading
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According to a FEMA and U.S. Fire Authority report on e-cigarette explosions released in July 2017, the “combination of an electronic cigarette with a lithium-ion is a new and unique hazard” in the U.S. The FEMA report which evaluated e-cigarette explosions in the U.S. from 2009-2016, summarized, “There is no… Continue reading
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A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health noted a significant decrease in recurrent concussions among high school athletes following the implementation of laws in many states relating to sports play. As reported by Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research, these laws aim to reduce… Continue reading
