By their very nature, hospitals are supposed to be safe. With that being said, it makes sense for those bringing their child to a hospital to expect the highest-quality medical care that the facility has to offer. Instead, poor work conditions are holding nurses back…
In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Safety Communication to warn the public about polypropylene mesh used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP). After originally stating in 2008 that complications from POP mesh were “rare,” the agency reversed itself three years…
A common question is “Has my hernia mesh been recalled?” This presumes that our consumer watchdog agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recalls from the market medical devices that are causing U.S. consumers problems. That is not really the way it happens.…
Hernia mesh is made of polypropylene (PP), a cheap polymer that comes from the petroleum industry. At least one trial gave us a closer look at how that polymer is treated before it is made into a permanent medical device – surgical mesh – used…
Our elderly loved ones, who are members of one of the most vulnerable populations in the nation, need to be treated with a high level of caution and care during medical situations. Unfortunately, worldwide trends have shown that the carelessness of prescribing doctors often leads…
On Jan. 1, a new law came into effect that requires hospitals in the United States to post the prices of all of their offered services and procedures online.
Following the overwhelming evidence that iron deficiency anemia medication Injectafer is unsafe, Pogust Millrood recently submitted the nation’s first lawsuit against the big pharma companies responsible for Injectafer.
Today, medical/hospital error is the third leading cause of death in the United States. While some sources differ, high estimates indicate that up to 440,000 deaths are caused each year by preventable medical errors. In addition to this, a staggering 86 percent of mistakes made…
If you regularly use Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talc baby powder products, as many of us do, you may be increasing your risk of developing cancer. New research has revealed that since as early as 1971, J&J executives, managers, doctors, and lawyers have been aware…
By now, most people have heard that there are thousands of product liability lawsuits filed against the makers of permanent polypropylene (PP) mesh implants for both hernias and pelvic repair. Some of the biggest names in Big Pharma are among them – Johnson & Johnson…
Each year, one of every 20 U.S. deaths, which encompasses around 140,000 people, is caused by a stroke. Nearly nine in 10 of these strokes are ischemic strokes, which occur when blood flow to the brain is limited or blocked. This blockage deprives the brain…
A leading hernia mesh doctor reports that her California office is being inundated with requests for hernia mesh removals. Dr. Shirin Towfigh is the principal investigator among researchers reporting on the conclusion of a 4.5 year study on mesh removals, published in Hernia Magazine December…
