State disciplines 2 doctors re...

May 3, 2012 by

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The Texas Medical Board recently disciplined two...

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Study: Only 1 in 5 malpractice...

Sep 15, 2011 by

Study: Only 1 in 5 malpractice suits pay

Only 1 in 5 malpractice claims against doctors leads to a settlement or other payout, according to the most comprehensive study of...

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Fewer surgical errors at VA ho...

Jul 22, 2011 by

Medical procedures and surgeries on the wrong patient and wrong body part have declined stantially at Veterans Affairs hospitals...

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Study: Prescription drug death...

Jul 11, 2011 by

Study: Prescription drug deaths increasing

Accidental drug overdoses from prescription pills have more than doubled in the past decade as deaths from illegal drugs decreased,...

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Board disciplines three doctor...

Apr 25, 2011 by

Board disciplines three doctors

Three Austin doctors were among 75 disciplined this month by the Texas Medical Board, including Dr. James Edward Hansen, a...

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Report: Texas not punishing en...

Mar 17, 2011 by

Report: Texas not punishing enough doctors

The Texas Medical Board was among 33 similar boards nationally that did not discipline many doctors who either lost their hospital...

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Aging doctors bring fears of i...

Jan 26, 2011 by

About eight years ago, at the age of 78, a vascular surgeon in California operated on a woman who then developed a pulmonary...

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More Medical Malpractice Myths

May 28, 2010 by

Here’s another great article about tort reform myths which was written just after the 2003 tort reform legislation was...

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The Medical Malpractice Myth

May 25, 2010 by

Here’s a great article about how tort reform is unlikely to cut health care costs. Here’s some of the article: The...

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Judge to suggest doctor’...

Apr 30, 2010 by

The Texas Medical Board is pursuing legal action against a doctor who treated patients at a now-closed Austin clinic for autism and...

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Reprimand, fines for doctors d...

Feb 22, 2010 by

Three Austin doctors were among 70 physicians disciplined earlier this month by the Texas Medical Board, including two who are on...

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Family practice doctor is amon...

Nov 18, 2009 by

The Texas Medical Board fined Dr. Philip W. Caterbone of Pflugerville $1,000 for a record-keeping violation. He was among 75 doctors...

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