Today for the first time settlement numbers were reported for the first three DePuy ASR metal on metal him implant settlements. It is reported that the first three cases settled for a total…
North Carolina outlawed synthetic marijuana on June 1, 2011. But like kudzu, this man-made “weed” is hard to kill. Amazingly hard, actually – as this story of a sting…
Traffic has been flowing more smoothly past the Walmart at Randleman, North Carolina, in the past year, with the help of the roundabout intersection. That probably didn’t seem…
The Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement device was designed and marketed as an alternative to the metal-on-metal hip implant devices that have dominated the medical device news lately. The…
The Stryker Rejuvenate Recall The Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II modular hip implant was recalled last month after less than two years on the market. The first Stryker Rejuvenate…
An article in the Baltimore Sun last week covered the concerns of doctors and hospitals in Maryland stemming from two recent medical malpractice awards in that state. As I was reading the…
Bullying is a widespread persistent problem that requires vigilance to address. That requires some insight into what one should look for so that steps can be taken to stop it. That insight is…
A New York Times article on the Texas prison system entitled, In Texas, Arguing That Heat Can Be A Death Sentence for Prisoners, exposes a shameful problem that exists in jails and prisons…
There has been a lot of news lately regarding the bullying of children in our schools. While this is not a new phenomenon, it seems to be a growing issue. In fact, it has become so pervasive that…
I could not believe my eyes when I read on July 24th, The first lawsuit from the Colorado shooting has been filed by an uninjured man. I struggle to see how anyone could sue over this tragic…
Consumer Reports released its first ever report of hospital safety ratings. Stating that Hospitals should be places you go to get better, but too often the opposite happens the consumer rating…
In recent weeks two more hip implants have been recalled by manufacturers. Stryker recalled the Rejuvenate Hip Implant Sytem and Smith & Nephew recalled the R3 metal on metal system. The…
