Man Loses His Lower Right Leg After Using Invokana Diabetes Drug
Michael R. Wilkinson was prescribed Invokana (otherwise referred to as canagliflozin) in order to help manage his diabetic condition. He began taking the drug in April 2015. By December that same year, he was forced to undergo an amputation of his right leg below the knee. Unaware of the possible connection between his use of…
Read MoreIs Dry Needling a Safe Treatment for Pain?
Dry needling is a physical therapy treatment that uses acupuncture needles to treat pain. This is not a generally accepted standard medical practice in the United States. There are many people who have suffered severe injury after dry needling. A Canadian health organization reported on a study of 7,629 dry needling treatments performed by physiotherapists…
Read MoreEssure Contraceptive Implants – Frequently Asked Questions About Injuries
Essure is a permanent birth control solution that was designed to give women a less invasive, non-surgical alternative to tubal ligation. Essure was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2002, and while about half a million women have had the device implanted, the FDA has received close to 12,000 adverse reports of…
Read MoreConcerns about Invokana and Lower Limb Amputation Risks
The drug Invokana, also referred to as canagliflozin, is used to treat patients for Type 2 diabetes. Invokana first entered the market in 2013. Since then it has become one of the most widely used diabetes medications in the U.S. Alarmingly, the drug has been linked to a number of difference serious side effects and…
Read MoreFDA Has Restricted the Sale of Essure Birth Control Implants
On April 9th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restricted the sale and distribution of the Essure permanent birth control device. In its media release, the FDA reports that it was aware that some women have received the Essure birth control device without also receiving adequate information about the device’s risks. Now, the FDA…
Read MoreNew Federal Rules Require Drug Testing for Opioid Use in Truck Drivers
When you are driving along the highway and an 18-wheeler truck whizzes past, you probably assume that the driver is sober, well-rested and paying attention to the task of driving. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the case. The massive opioid epidemic that has the United States in its unrelenting grip has also affected the trucking…
Read MoreLaboratory Testing Errors Can Lead to Claims of Medical Malpractice
Lab tests are a vital link in delivering health care services. Physicians rely on the accuracy of lab tests in making diagnoses. Health care professionals such as doctors, nurses and lab technicians have a duty to administer, interpret and report on lab tests properly and accurately. If there is a mistake in the way a…
Read MoreLearn More about the Mycobacteria Outbreak at Roper Hospital
Dozens of patients at CareAlliance Health Services (CHS) medical facilities, including Roper Hospital’s main campus, have been infected with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), a type of bacterium that can cause serious harm if left untreated. CHS failed to notify the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) or the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Read MoreMcGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC Files Lawsuits against Roper Hospital in Charleston for NTM-Contaminated Water
Attorneys Randy Hood and Jay Ward of McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC have filed lawsuits on behalf of four patients who developed non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections after undergoing surgical procedures at Roper Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. These patients, many of whom were breast cancer survivors undergoing reconstructive surgery, had to endure months of…
Read MoreSpinal Cord Injuries from Truck Accidents
A spinal cord injury can devastate a person’s life. An accident with a large commercial truck is one of the leading causes of spinal cord injuries in the U.S. The massive size of 18-wheelers in proportion to much smaller passenger vehicles creates a huge hazard in the event of a crash. Those who survive an…
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