Spinal Cord Surgery Risks All surgical procedures have risks of complications. Patients who have spinal cord surgery should be aware that there is a risk of severe complications that sometimes are unavoidable. However, some complications associated with lifelong pain or disability can occur as the result of negligence or malpractice by the surgeon or the… Read More
Talcum Powder Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Millions of families have grown up using baby powder containing talc (talcum powder) and other talc-based products on their children and other family members for years. Talc-based products have been marketed as appropriate for daily use to promote “femenine hygiene.” Unbeknownst to them, talc exposure has placed women at higher risk of developing ovarian cancer. Talc-based… Read More
OxyContin Lawsuits: Fraud Fueling the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Follow the Money Our country is in the midst of a prescription drug epidemic that was in no small part the work of the pharmaceutical industry, sending reps to visit doctors’ offices throughout the country to push for use of opiates for non-cancer chronic pain. Opioids are potent analgesics that are widely accepted as an… Read More
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) Due to Negligence
We often represent adults and children who have sustained severe head trauma — in motor vehicle accidents, falls, and other scenarios — resulting in a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Simply put, TBI is an injury to the brain that occurs after some form of trauma. Classifications of Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic brain injuries are often classified… Read More
Zofran Use in Pregnancy: Linked to Cleft-Palate Deformities
Seventy percent of pregnant women are bothered by nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (“NVP”), commonly known as “morning sickness”, though the pattern is often more than just in the morning. The nausea and vomiting can range from mild nausea to “hyperemesis gravid arum” in which the patient is unable to hold down food. Until, recent years… Read More
Opiate Painkillers and Neural Tube Birth Defects
In October of last year, the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology published the results of a study that was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This study showed that the possibility of a fetal neural tube defect doubled with the consumption of opiate pain medications in early pregnancy, specifically in the first thirty… Read More
Medication Errors
Medication errors come in many packages. Drugs may have similar names and the order or prescription may be written wrong, written illegibly, or incorrectly transcribed. Drugs can sometimes be mislabeled. Doctors can wrongly prescribe a drug, or prescribe it at the wrong dose. Doctors and hospital pharmacists may fail to check drug interactions, resulting in… Read More
Zofran Linked to Possible Birth Defects in Pregnant Women
Zofran (odansetron) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1991 for the prevention of nausea and vomiting resulting from chemotherapy and radiation and for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Studies of Zofran have never been done in pregnant women, so the label warns the consumer that although studies of the drug… Read More
Negligent Splinting Of Childhood Fractures
Childhood Fractures are Common It is estimated that approximately 27 percent of girls and 42 percent of boys will have a fractured (broken) bone by the time they reach the age of 16, and some doctors believe that figure is higher. Even though fractures are very common, many pediatricians do not know how to place… Read More
Bacterial Meningitis: Failure to Diagnose or Treat
Meningitis refers to a clinical syndrome that is characterized by an inflammation of the 3 layers of tissue that line the spinal cord. This tissue is called the meninges. The inflammation affects the underlying cerebrospinal fluid. Bacterial meningitis is a dangerous disease process that attacks the central nervous system. It is critical to diagnose this… Read More
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