Liability a threat to future of biomedical materials

Article Abstract:

Rapidly rising legal liability costs for biomedical materials are gradually forcing production companies to file for bankruptcy protection, dramatically scale back their production of these materials or exit the market altogether. This will very quickly and significantly impact the availability of medical implants, causing widespread distress to untold numbers of patients. Legislation currently under consideration by Congress would limit biomedical material and implant manufacturer liability and cap punitive damages. If the bill becomes law, then physicians must beware of becoming the next target of so-called 'deep-pocket' suits.

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Plastic Materials, Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing, Surgical appliances and supplies, Plastics materials and resins, Prosthetic Appliances, Laws, regulations and rules, Supply and demand, Plastics, Product liability, Medical equipment, Medical equipment and supplies industry, Medical equipment industry, Products liability, Prostheses and implants, Biomedical materials, Biomaterials

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We're waging war on drugs on the wrong front

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The US should fight the war on drugs by decreasing demand through addict treatment, rather than by trying to eradicate drug supply lines. Benefit managers have responded to increased mental health and substance abuse care costs by cutting insurance benefits. By allocating a fixed percentage of premiums to addict treatment, only a limited number of patients receive care, while addiction continues to spread. Of the $12.7 billion budget for drug control in 1993, only $2.2 billion will go to social programs, the rest is for enforcement and border control. More money must be spent on cures.

Accident and health insurance, Care and treatment, Economic aspects, Prevention, Health insurance, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Drug abuse

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Medical writing should eschew its obfuscations

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Most articles in medical journals are badly written and difficult to understand. The use of big words, too frequent statistics and random acronyms may result from the writer's failure to understand the subject matter. Busy doctors need to read and keep up with new trends in medicine, but overly complicated sentence structure and meaningless phrases do not invite the reader to continue.

Methods, Physicians, Medical professions, Composition (Language arts), Authorship

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