A refusal by your insurance company to pay disability insurance benefits when illness or injury prevents you from practicing in your medical specialty can be ...
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Coronary bypass is by far the most common type of heart surgery, according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Among the 90 percent of United ...
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“It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us.” Dr. Kendra Fleagle Gorlitsky recalls ...
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For a woman, one of the hardest pieces of news to receive may be a breast cancer diagnosis. Many women immediately examine their options for ...
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By Philip Kirchner, Esquire Restrictive covenants in employment agreements are a hot topic these days. However, despite their recent proliferation, restrictive covenants are still viewed ...
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Conversations about end-of-life care are difficult. But even though most people now take some steps to communicate their wishes, many may still receive more intensive ...
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IN FEBRUARY 2012, LaVerne Stiles went to Citrus Memorial Hospital near her home in central Florida for what should have been a routine surgery. The bubbly ...
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About half of young children brought to hospitals with injuries indicating that they have been abused were not thoroughly evaluated for other injuries, and the ...
Read More »Giving Cancer Patients a Reliable Prediction of Metastasis
By Oscar L. Bronsther, M.D. Once a patient has been diagnosed with cancer and the tumor has been removed, both physician and patient must ask, ...
Read More »Potential Traps in a Medical Practice Sale or Purchase
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis, Esq. Even in today’s relatively difficult healthcare environment, we are still seeing many medical and dental practices being sold. Some of ...
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