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OCR Resolves Alleging Denial of Spot on Heart Transplant List Based on Intellectual Disability

By Marion M. Walsh, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP Federal law prohibits discrimination based on disability.    This equality stands as paramount in the administration of life-saving treatments.  Unfortunately, stereotypes on individuals with disabilities remain prevalent.  Even trained health professionals can make … Continue reading

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Face Transplant Update

Earlier on this blog, I reported on an unusual anatomical gift, a face. Here is the abstract from an article which appears in the December 13, 2007 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine entitled Outcomes 18 Months after… … Continue reading

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Former Top Heart Transplant Hospital Cited by Government for Abnormally High Death Rate

A joint effort by the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica has shared disturbing news of a former top heart transplant center’s failure rate. In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cited Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, … Continue reading

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BREAKING: RJR Thumped with $14M Verdict & Possible Punitives for COPD that Forced Lung Transplant

Stock image.  This article has been updated to reflect Friday's jury verdict.  Fort Lauderdale, FL—R.J. Reynolds Friday was found liable for nearly $14 million in compensatory damages, plus potential punitives, after jurors found the tobacco giant responsible for the respiratory … Continue reading

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Lies, Addiction Led to Smoker's Lung Transplant, Atty Argues as Trial Opens Against R.J. Reynolds

Stock image.  Fort Lauderdale, FL—Attorneys sparred Thursday over whether R.J. Reynolds is responsible for the respiratory disease that forced a former dental assistant to undergo a lung transplant, as trial began against the tobacco giant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558. … Continue reading

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