An Edgemere man whose stroke symptoms were diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome has convinced an appellate court to reinstate the $1.1 million verdict a jury awarded him in his medical malpractice suit.

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WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are asking safety questions about the first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery, ahead of a meeting this week to consider broadening its use. Last summer Edwards Lifesciences Corp. won approval ...

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NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that drug maker Merck will pay $950 million to resolve investigations into its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx. The agency said Merck will pay $321.6 million in criminal fines and ...

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It was like a 38-hour Monday for Renee-Nicole Douceur, who flew from New Zealand to Baltimore after being evacuated from the South Pole for treatment of an apparent stroke. “It was like that movie ‘Groundhog Day,'” Douceur said in a ...

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A Baltimore County judge has thrown out a $1.1 million jury verdict awarded to an Edgemere man and his wife who alleged his stroke symptoms were misdiagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome. David and Laura Barnes received the jury verdict in ...

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