Understanding your malpractice policy
Does your current liability coverage make you vulnerable to a claim filed by a patient you treated years ago? The answer depends on what type of policy you have.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Judge: Malpractice caps don’t apply after jury trials
Maryland’s limit on noneconomic damages cannot be imposed on jury awards, according to a trial judge.
Routine immediate imaging may yield no benefit for acute low back pain
Level 2: Mid-level evidenceAlthough lumbar imaging for acute low back pain is generally indicated only if there is concern for serious underlying disease (e.g., infection, malignancy), many physicians continue to order imaging studies on a routine basis for these patients. In support of previous research, a recent systematic review of six randomized trials evaluating immediate…
Once-daily hyperuricemia management
Uloric helps prevent uric acid production in patients with gout.
Why the prostate grows with age
Absent malignancy, most tissues in the body shrink as we age. Why does the prostate expand as men grow old?—Kishan Agarwal, MD, Edison, N.J. What a great question. The size of any organ will be dependent on the equilibrium between cell division and cell death. It turns out that androgens not only are required for…
Antipsychotic meds associated with reduced survival in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Level 2: Mid-level evidenceIn April 2008, the Dementia Antipsychotic Withdrawal Trial (DART-AD) showed that stopping antipsychotic treatment did not worsen cognitive, functional, or behavioral status in most elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease (PLoS Med. 2008;5:e76; accessed April 8, 2009). Based on results of short-term trials that indicated an increased mortality risk, the FDA has previously…
Earlier colorectal cancer screening for African Americans advised
African American patients should begin screening for colorectal cancer at age 45 years rather than age 50.
Oregon raises malpractice cap for public employees
Oregon has raised the limits on malpractice and other negligence awards against public employees, but private physicians remain unprotected.
Vitamin D prophylaxis for osteoporosis?
Shouldn’t vitamin D deficiency be considered the primary risk factor?
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