According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) there are more than one million hernia repairs done in the U.S. every year. In the old days, before a rush of medical devices hit the market, a surgeon would use some type of suture to…
There is nothing like a good massage at a spa where you feel safe. Turns out some massage therapists are dangerous. Recently BuzzFeed said that more than 180 women around the USA have complained they were sexually assaulted by employees of Massage Envy. Some of the women…
On September 30th, two men were electrocuted in the Bricktown Canal of Oklahoma City. Wesley Seeley, 23, fell into the canal while posing for a photograph leaning against a nearby light stand. Seeley then attempted to pull himself up out of the water by grabbing…
This June, Chicago-based Allstar Healthcare Solutions, Inc., announced a partnership with the Israeli company MedAware that aims to drastically reduce medical errors and increase patient safety with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. MedAware was founded in 2012 after a nine-year-ol
Facing a federal class action lawsuit involving more than 463 former USC students, the University of Southern California has entered a tentative agreement that would pay $215 million to resolve claims against former gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall. Tyndall was the sole gynecologist on the USC…
Despite the promising news that motorcycle fatalities decreased by 5.6 percent between 2016 and 2017, there is still no denying that riders are over represented in traffic deaths. In 2016 (the last year of verified stats), motorcyclists contributed to 14 percent of all traffic fatalities…
Even though we’re well into the 21st century and medical technology continues to reach new heights, it seems that delivering a baby in the United States can still be a dangerous event with serious risks. For pregnant moms with preeclampsia or other prenatal/postpartum conditions—it can…
News outlets across the country are reporting news from the Vatican that Pope Francis has accepted 77-year-old Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation as Archbishop of Washington, D.C. However, Wuerl submitted his resignation in 2015 when he turned 75 as required by canon law. Here’s where the…
Florida has joined 12 other states investigating the criminal behavior of the Catholic Church in the sexual abuse of children. Last Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the probe of the seven dioceses in Florida. She stated that she would coordinate with locate prosecutors in…
On October 4, 2018, a mother in Madras, Oregon—a rural area several hours southeast of Portland—filed a lawsuit on behalf of her underage daughter alleging that a McDonald’s employee negligently spilled a cup of boiling hot water onto the girl. The then 14-year-old suffered second…
Bullying in schools, whether involving minors or college students, whether called by another name such as teasing or hazing, is an ever increasing issue in society. In order to tackle this area of law, one first needs to define the acts that constitute the bullying.…
Victims of an ischemic stroke can face unfavorable odds once blood flow to the brain is restricted. The faster an individual receives care, the better their chance of survival as well as regaining their previous quality of life. There’s now hope for such patients in…
