Transvaginal mesh is a type of medical device that is used to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), both are conditions that commonly occur after childbirth and pregnancy. The transvaginal mesh/sling device is surgically implanted to treat these conditions. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that over 1,000 incidents of [...]

In recent headlines, it was made public that 46 year old Rom Houben, of Brussels, Belgium “woke up” from a 23 year nightmare of being trapped in his paralysed body unable to respond but completely aware of what was going on around him. Mr. Houben was involved in a car accident 26 years ago and up [...]

After four infant fatalities and well over 100 injuries shared between the U.S. and Canada, the largest crib recall in U.S. history took place on November 23, 2009.  Government safety regulators say more than 2.1 million drop side cribs made by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled. The drop side feature, which is a side [...]

A recent case was just decided after 12 hours of deliberation by the jury. This case involves the death of a young baseball player from Miles City. He was a pitcher who was struck in the head by a ball that was hit. The family is suing on the grounds of “failure to warn.” They [...]

The Senate passed without opposition a bill allowing for the extension of unemployment benefits for up to 20 weeks in states with 8.5percent and above. This has drastic effects for states like Georgia who have rates close to 10.1 percent. This allows them up to 99 weeks of benefits. With the common knowledge of 52 [...]

This is a great post on Injury Board written by Jean Martin about Auction Rate Securities. Wells Fargo To Buy Back Auction Rate Securities in Settlement

Previously known as the “silent killer” ovarian cancer can go undiagnosed for months because the symptoms are not being investigated quickly enough.  This delay in diagnosis is the part of the reason that ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecological cancer.  A study performed by the University of Bristol research team identified 7 [...]

Statistics report that hospital, doctor offices and healthcare clinics average to about 4 million visits a year are due to intentional and unintentional drug overdose.  Approximately 100,000 of those result in hospitalizations and its estimated up to half of those could be prevented.  Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, the agency commissioner has been reported saying, “ [...]

With the advent of the now world-famous phenomenon called the iPhone, a counter-culture was produced, with intentions of unlocking what the multi-billion dollar company, Apple, has worked to solely possess. In an article on CNN.com entitled, ‘Apple battles ‘jailbreakers’ over iPhone control,’ George Hotz who is an expert hacker of the iPhone by the age [...]

After the 27 million doses of the swine flu vaccine make their way across the country and into the immune systems of Americans, independent health advisers will begin to monitor the outcome. This group is a specially appointed working group that is part of the National Vaccine Program office.  They are interested in seeing the [...]