A new study reports on the likelihood of needing a second surgery after a hip replacement procedure for osteoarthritis, and the news is not good for men and younger seniors. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston analyzed data from 51,000 Medicare patients who received total hip replacements (THR) […]
The death toll and illnesses caused by fungal meningitis linked to a compounding pharmacy continue to rise. The New England Compounding Center (NECC), a Westborough, Massachusetts-based company, is considered responsible for infecting more than 409 people with fungal meningitis and killing 30 people. Everyone received contaminated steroid injections for pain […]
There are about 70 notifying bodies scattered around Europe that are in charge of deciding whether or not a medical device can be sold in that respective country. It is their alternative to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is considered more rigorous in ensuring patient safety. Or […]
Hip arthroplasty devices have been available in the U.S. for over 50 years with a variety of outcomes. An artificial hip medical device may be used to restore function of the joint, relieve pain or cure a disease or condition not responsive to a more conservative therapy. In May 2011, […]
The Mass Tort Unit of Searcy Denney has filed two more individual lawsuits this week against DePuy, a division of Johnson & Johnson, over the medical device manufacturer’s recalled DePuy ASR hip implants. The firm represents several dozen plaintiffs from Florida as well as other parts of the country who […]
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has identified a third death associated with a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis from a contaminated steroid. The 78-year-old man was from Marion County. He had received an injection of methylprednisolone acetate prepared by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) which is implicated in […]
Individual Lawsuits Filed Against Mentor Corporation’s Relating To Its ObTape Transobturator Product
Today, attorneys Kelly Hyman and Brenda Fulmer filed two more individual lawsuits against Mentor Corporation relating to its ObTape transobturator product which was withdrawn from the market in March of 2006. The first case was filed on behalf of a Gulf County, Florida woman who was implanted with the defective […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are coordinating a multi state investigation of the source of the fungal meningitis outbreak that has caused five deaths. These patients, along with thousands of others, had received an epidural steroid injection, preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate […]
The predictions are not good. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, a woman age 50 and over has about a 50 percent risk of suffering bone fracture. One quarter of them will be a fracture that affects the vertebrae. Healing from this type of injury also slows as one ages […]
Results of recent studies indicate that Mirapex, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome, may carry a risk of heart failure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not positively identified the risk and is working with the drug’s manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim, to conduct a […]
