Johnson and Johnson, a New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada after thousands of lawsuits, alleged its powder caused cancer. What is talc, and why is asbestos relevant? Talcum powder is…
Significant progress has been made to warn people about the risks of taking the iron deficiency drug Injectafer. As of February 2020, the Injectafer label has been officially changed to provide a stronger warning on “Symptomatic Hypophosphatemia” as a consequence of taking the drug. Injectafer,…
People suffering from diseases or other medical conditions that currently have no cure may be desperate to seek some kind of medical treatment. And while stem cell therapies may sound promising and offer hope, many of those currently being advertised are not proven to be…
Every 9 seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury. More than 3.5 million children and adults sustain an acquired brain injury each year. One of every 60 people in the U.S. lives with a traumatic brain injury-related disability. Clearly, the stats show…
If nursing duties such as turning a patient, proper bathing and hygiene are not followed, bed sores can develop, causing unnecessary pain and suffering. Untreated bedsores can result in sepsis and wrongful death. There is no excuse for allowing bedsore to develop inside a facility…
Last September, pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, a move at the center of the company’s efforts to shield itself and its owners from more than 2,600 federal and state lawsuits concerning its controversial drug Oxycontin which is at the center of the opioid…
It is an often misunderstood injury that might take months to manifest itself after an accident, but has been ranked worse on the McGill Pain Index than unprepared childbirth. It is a condition that can cause pain so bad, some patients would prefer amputation of…
Medical treatment involving stem cells is an ever-growing, billion-dollar industry, so chances are you have heard about it in the news. Here in the U.S. and around the world, stem cells are being used in various therapies to treat a wide variety of health problems…
Once again, more clinical research is associating Injectafer (chemical compound: ferric carboxymaltose) with the dangerous and potentially life-threatening condition Severe Hypophosphatemia (Severe HPP). A new study just released in the February edition of the highly respected, peer-reviewed Journal
JUUL’s mission to “Improve the lives of the world’s one billion adult smokers” has dramatically taken the opposite path since the company’s founding in 2015. The small, USB-like device is behind a national health crisis plaguing the country’s youth, who have become addicted to nicotine…
Patients affected by Injectafer, an iron deficiency medication, are one step closer to seeking justice. Pogust Millrood’s lawsuits against the pharmaceutical companies responsible for Injectafer and its link to Severe Hypophosphatemia (Severe HPP) and other injuries are moving forward after the judg
Litigating a medical malpractice case has many hurdles, one of which is the expert affidavit requirement. As part of medical malpractice “tort reform,” in addition to caps on damages and a short statute of limitations, many states have enacted laws also requiring an expert affidavit…
