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Depo-Provera and Meningiomas: Consensus Recommendations From Europe

“A combined effort was initiated between Neurosurgical, Gynaecological and Endocrinological societies of Belgium to gather relevant information regarding sex hormone therapies and meningioma. After complete literature review, consensual recommendations were established,” states Sebastien Froelich, Department of Neurosurgery, Leuven, Belgium. What did Dr. Sebastien Froelich report in the 2025 article “Recommendations on the management of meningioma [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-24T10:45:39-07:00March 24th, 2025|Meningioma Help Desk, News|0 Comments

Single-Incision Sling Placement Review Article: Concern of Dyspareunia Described

What did Dr. Marie Van Isacker say in the Review Article “Impact of Single-Incision Sling Placement on Female Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontience” published in the the International Urogynecological Association, 06 February 2025?: “Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed using the keywords 'stress urinary incontinence,' 'midurethral slings,' 'single-incision slings,' 'female [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-24T10:43:20-07:00March 24th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diffusion Weighted MRI to Rule Out Hypoxic Injuries

“We are investigating cases that involve children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who had a diagnosis of neonatal encephalopathy, low Apgar’s at birth, and acidosis on the cord blood gas following a complicated delivery, with or without therapeutic cooling,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national neurological injury attorney. What did Dr. Perciado report in her [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-24T10:40:03-07:00March 24th, 2025|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Objective Findings Consistent with Hypoxic Injuries in Autism Spectrum Disorder

“Clearly there are children with the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder who have objective findings on MRI that are associated with perinatal hypoxia. That is a birth injury,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. What did Dr. Perciado report in her article published in Autism Research, “Prenatal exposure to hypoxic [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-24T10:25:45-07:00March 24th, 2025|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Meningioma and Cyproterone Acetate (Synthetic Progestin): Hormone Induced Mutational Shift

“More evidence is mounting on the association between the use of CPA (cyproterone acetate) and the development of meningiomas. The European Medicines Agency has recently issued restrictions regarding the use of CPA in doses exceeding 10 mg/day because of meningioma risk,” states Dr. Mirella Hage, endocrinologist. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-13T16:08:07-07:00January 9th, 2025|Meningioma Help Desk, News|0 Comments

Spinal Cord Injury Risk of Galaxy Gas Caused by Nitrous Oxide

"Galaxy Gas is a brand of nitrous oxide, also referred to as “laughing gas,” is a risk for those who like to party frequently, is very attractive to young adults, and has various flavors. Unfortunately, nitrous oxide has been known for years to cause acute B12 deficiency spinal cord injuries resulting in paraplegia and quadriplegia [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:47:54-07:00March 6th, 2025|News, SCI|0 Comments

Decubitus Ulcer Management: Post-flap Complications Increased in the Obese

"Conclusions: Our findings suggest that BMI's may be correlated with early wound status and the incidence of postoperative complications, while it may not be correlated with osteomyelitis status,” states Dr. Stuti Garg, Plastic Surgeon, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney, former long-term acute care hospital physician, states, [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:37:22-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

“Never Event” Restraint Injury with Loss of Limb: Filed in Los Angeles County

“According to the National Quality Forum (NQF), 'Never Events' are errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients, and indicate a real problem in the safety and credibility of a health care facility,” according to CMS Newsroom. Read about Never Events: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/eliminating-serious-preventable-and-costly-medical-errors-never-events Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:26:36-07:00March 6th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Boston Scientific and Physician Hit with Midurethral Sling Lawsuit in Orange County

“Our client is seriously injured from the surgical implantation of the Obtryx sling. Our position is that the Obtryx sling is unreasonably dangerous and that there are safer alternative designs and options. When complications occur, early removal is required,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, mid-urethral sling attorney, states, “We represent [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:18:05-07:00March 6th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Becton Dickinson and Option Care Health Hit with California PICC Lines Endocarditis Lawsuit

“Without a doubt this is a serious health concern for the public as infusion companies and manufacturers of polyurethane PICC lines continue to market and profit from cheap, obsolete technology that does nothing to reduce the risk of venous catheter associated bloodstream infections. There are safer designs that reduce these risks,” states Greg Vigna, MD, [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-03-06T14:15:30-07:00March 6th, 2025|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments