BY SHELDON TRAVER Appeal Tribune http://www.eastvalleynews.com When 11-month-old Ava Dahlberg was just one month old, she broke out in a rash that covered her entire back.

By Jeffrey Young http://www.thehill.com Although physician lobbyists recognize that their years-long quest for a federal law capping medical-malpractice lawsuit awards is unlikely to be fulfilled by the Democratic Congress, they are taking the long view.

Dean Martinez http://www.belleville.com I write in response to your story announcing that the ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., the state’s largest medical malpractice insurance company, is lifting its moratorium on accepting new clients. The story correctly pointed to a better economic and legal climate as reason for the expansion, but left out a crucial reason for […]

The governor talked to members of the county chamber of commerce about his new health care plan. By TOM JOYCE Daily Record/Sunday News http://www.ydr.com <do-not-display-image-not-in-use=file;\governing.com conf=”” mtech6e2.jpg”=”” alt=”” align=”left” hspace=”10″ height=”200/”> Gov. Ed Rendell started an appearance Wednesday night in York by outlining what he sees as some of the absurdities of Pennsylvania’s health care […]

By PATRICIA NORRIS http://www.masslive.com American Medical Association President-elect Dr. Ronald M. Davis breezed through Hampden County yesterday, addressing physicians, students and business leaders on preventive medicine and health insurance for the uninsured.

administrative note: Cunningham Group participated in the development of a ground breaking book entitled, Healing Words: the power of apology in medicine which was specifically written for physicians, by a physician. The book discusses, among other things, how and why a physician can show empathy towards their patient during adverse outcomes. You can purchase the […]

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By Paige St. John news-press.com Tallahassee Bureau http://www.news-press.com Medical malpractice companies benefitting from courtroom caps must tell state regulators today why they are not returning more of that money to doctors and the public.

By Patti S. Spencer Intelligencer Journal http://local.lancasteronline.com LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. – li-ti-gious function: adjective 1 : prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree stubbornly litigious defendant — from www.dictionary.com