Injuries continue to be reported by women implanted with Mirena IUD devices. Mirena is a small, t-shaped plastic device that is inserted into the uterus by a trained healthcare provider. It is intended to provide contraceptive protection for approximately five years. However, many side effects have been associated with the…
According to the Wall Street Journal, nursing homes are overbilling Medicare $1.5 billion dollars annually. A majority of nursing home residents are Medicare recipients, making Medicare a key payor for nursing homes throughout the United States. When residents are admitted to nursing homes, the nursing home is required to prepare…
A new multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding has been formed for transvaginal mesh products manufactured by Coloplast Corporation. This MDL proceeding will take place in the Southern District of West Virginia, with Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presiding. The new Coloplast MDL joins 4 others in that Court involving transvaginal mesh product…
During the past few weeks, we have learned of a growing number of fungal meningitis cases linked to a batch of contaminated epidural steroid injections created by the New England Compounding Center. Meningitis refers to inflammation of the meninges, which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Common…
The toll from the outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to contaminated steroid shots has now killed 12 people in the United States with that number expected to rise. On Tuesday, the outbreak claimed four more lives and Florida became the latest state to report at least one death linked to…
The New England Compounding Center, a pharmacy that distributed a steroid for back pain, has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products, due to an outbreak of fungal meningitis. The Food and Drug Administration had previously told health professionals not to use any products distributed by the center.…
The importance of a thorough investigation after a serious truck accident cannot be overstated. Often, key evidence exists on an onboard computer on the truck and also in paperwork required to be maintained by truck drivers and trucking companies. Investigations sometimes reveal that a trucking company or a specific truck…
The Bard® PerFix® Hernia Plug, introduced by Davol, Inc. and C.R. Bard, Inc., in 1993, is a medical device used to repair “primary and recurrent inguinal hernias.” According to C.R. Bard, the PerFix® Hernia Plug, “requires less overall dissection” and a “tension-free” surgical technique which “results in increased patient comfort,…
The FDA has ordered a review of all metal-on-metal hip implants due to mounting patient complaints. The DePuy Orthopaedics ASR XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System were recalled in August 2010. Recently, the Smith & Nephew R3 Acetabular System was recalled in June 2012 and the…
Listeria linked to cantaloupe killed at least 33 Americans and sickened another 147 last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a new cantaloupe food poisoning outbreak involving salmonella is under way in 21 states, with 204 confirmed infections and two deaths. The tainted cantaloupe came…