TV8 Special Report – $116.9M Pelvic Mesh Settlement
Alleging deceptive trade practices, the Texas attorney general settled its lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, which was accused of knowing [...]
Management of Deep Tissue Injuries in Patients at Risk for Pressure Injuries
“Most commonly, deep tissue pressure injuries appear on the skin over the coccyx or sacrum, the buttocks, and the heel,” [...]
Coloplast Altis Sling: Supplemental General Causation Expert Reports Served
“We believe that no reasonable physician would choose the Altis sling when informed of what Coloplast knows about its risks," [...]
Hernia Mesh Infections: Solutions and Safer Alternative Designs
“P4HB seems to be the safer, alternative design that substantially reduces the risk of mesh infections. In high-risk patients, there [...]
JAMA Study: ‘Risk of Major Device Complications was Lower with Mid-lines’ than PICCs
“Studies that examine the benefits of superhydrophillic catheters, which reduce blood clots and blood stream infections caused by mid-lines and [...]
Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown Hit with Bedsore Wrongful Death Lawsuit
“Our client suffered a serious Stage IV pressure injury and was transferred to Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown. We allege our client [...]
Objective Findings Consistent with Hypoxic Injuries in Autism Spectrum Disorder
“Clearly, there are children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who show objective findings on advanced MRI volumetric studies that are [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Hypoxic Brain Injury Both a Cause and an Effect
“This study by University of San Francisco shows that hypoxic brain damage around the time of birth is associated with [...]
PVDF Mid-urethral Sling Options Outside the United States: Safer, Less Inflammation, Less Pain
Dr. Laila Najjari at the University Hospital Aachen, Germany wrote, “There was no difference established between the slings in the [...]
Stair Climbing: Easy, Cheap, and Effective Path to Cardiorespiratory Fitness
“Discussion focuses on stair climbing bouts as time-efficient exercise and the potential benefits of a home-based intervention. Stair use at [...]
Low Apgar Score and Higher Risk of Autism Risk: Diffusion Weighted MRI
“Low Apgar score has been associated with higher risk for several neurological and psychiatric disorders, including cerebral palsy and intellectual [...]
Twenty Percent Recurrence of Inguinal Hernia After Polypropylene Mesh Removal
“Up to 12% of patients undergoing minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair may develop chronic postoperative inguinal pain, possibly explained by [...]
Early Pain with Coloplast Altis Single-incision Sling: Inner Leg, Groin, and Thigh
“The Coloplast Altis 522 study and the Coloplast Altis Investigational Device Exemption study both show the occurrence of pain in [...]