The decision to get plastic surgery is a big choice. It can include pain-filled weeks in recovery and missed work. That’s not even beginning to talk about the cost involved. It’s certainly not cheap! But what if all the pain, time, and expenses are all… Read More
3 New Year’s Resolutions for Recovery After a Workplace Accident
No matter how you spin it, a workplace accident can be life-changing and not for the better. Unfortunately, it’s tough to deal with the consequences of your injury day in and day out, all because someone else made a poor choice or acted recklessly. It’s… Read More
Make It Count in the New Year: Hire a Lawyer for Medical Malpractice
When medical attention is needed, especially emergency medical treatment, most of us don’t think twice about whether we can trust in the care we will receive. For the most part, we trust in the doctors, nurses, and other specialists that will care for us in… Read More
In the News: Convicted Texas Nurse Killed 4 Heart Surgery Patients
A Texas nurse was recently convicted of murder in the deaths of four of his patients during 2017-2018. William George Davis, R.N. cared for his patients following heart surgery when he injected their arteries with air. Each patient was at the Tyler, Texas Hospital Christus… Read More
Dirty Doctors Use Money to Get the Results They Want
Earlier this month, the BBC ran a disturbing story about the medical community, focusing on how heart surgeons may be changing the guidelines on heart disease advice. And no, this change isn’t coming based on new scientific research or data. Unfortunately, it has everything to… Read More
Medicaid Creates Roadblock for Sick Patients
Earlier this month, we learned about a disturbing Medicaid case that made national headlines. While many resent Medicaid and view it as a program that allows low-income families to ‘abuse the system’ and have children ‘they can’t afford,’ it is often a matter of life… Read More
Mold Shuts Down Seattle Children’s Hospital Operating Rooms
Earlier this week, Seattle Children’s Hospital announced they were shutting down their operating rooms and several procedural areas due to mold. Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated case. Back in May of this year, the highly-reputable children’s hospital shut down numerous operating rooms following the death… Read More
Deaths of Three Infants Linked to Infected Breast Milk
Several new Pennsylvania parents awoke to their worst nightmare in September – their newborn infant died as the result of infected breast milk. In the story that is making headlines, parents learned from Pennsylvania hospital staff that their newborn babies were exposed to bacteria that… Read More
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Pulls Xanax Tablets from Shelves
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of a batch of Xanax (alprazolam) tablets due to “the potential presence of a foreign substance.” The announcement came after the company learned a batch of the popular prescription anti-anxiety medication may include a foreign material, which… Read More
Viatrexx Bio Issues Voluntary Recall of Injectables
Last week, Viatrexx Bio became the latest company to issue a voluntary recall of their sterile injectables due to “a lack of sterility assurance.” On October 15, 2019, Viatrexx Bio Incorporated in Neward, Delaware, announced they would be recalling 10 mL sterile injectable vials of… Read More