The secret of hernia repair is that it carries a high risk of chronic pain after surgery. Upwards of 30% of patients have restricted movement and pain that can last a lifetime. With more than a million hernia surgeries a year performed in the U.S.…
Once again, Governor Jerry Brown has failed survivors of sexual abuse in California. As he did in 2013, Brown vetoed a bill that would have provided opportunities for sex abuse survivors in California to seek justice in the courts. The bill, written by Assemblywoman…
(Sacramento, CA – November 23, 2018) Three California residents filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County Court against Biomet Orthopaedics. The suit says that Biomet sold defective Magnum metal on metal hip replacements to these patients, who all experienced heavy metal poisoning which destroyed muscl
Many of us will be driving home this Thanksgiving to share a bountiful meal with family and friends. During this annual tradition, families travel from far and near to get together to enjoy turkey, pumpkin pie, parades and professional football. It has long been a…
Driving an automobile is one of the most important privileges of being an independent adult. For obvious reasons, it is a privilege most of us never want to give up. However, as Father Time continues working behind the scenes, we must acknowledge that the day…
Leapfrog Group has recently released its semiannual Hospital Safety Grades, ranking care facilities nationwide on a myriad of metrics. While the nonprofit organization is devoted to better safety, quality and affordability for US health care, their recent findings have revealed that medical care in
Recently, two Nevada drivers were arrested after a street racing incident turned into a fatal accident. Alisha Jade Beauchamp, 32, was going over 70 mph in a 35 mph zone when she streeting race against 26-year-old Brayden Abraham Daniel Bucholz. She struck a sedan at…
In an attempt to make roads safer for truck drivers and civilians alike, the United States federal government issued a mandate requiring commercial truckers to install electronic logging devices (ELDs) in their vehicles by December 2017. While some operators have lobbied for extensions and exemption
In recent weeks, a U.S. District Court in Arkansas made a monumental ruling that may transform truck driver pay nationwide. Ultimately, it may have a positive effect on negative aspects of the industry, such as the looming driver shortage, a push to side-step hours-of-service regulations…
Facing a firestorm of public scrutiny and increased media attention, archdioceses and dioceses in California continue to under report the number of priests who’ve faced sexual abuse allegations in the past and present. Some bishops have argued that priests who don’t belong to their diocese…
This fall, many citizens gathered at a Boston City Council committee meeting to express their public support for lowering the speed limit for the city’s roads. The proposed speed limit reduction would decrease the current speed limit from 25 to 20 mph; this comes less…
“Least burdensome.” It is the jargon used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to guide how it regulates medical devices. It sounds like what Americans expect of their federal agency—that an FDA clearance means only the safest devices make it to market.…
