Man Paralyzed After Medical Errors Highlights “Systems Problem”
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in this country. Sometimes those errors are so egregious, such an obvious case of medical malpractice, that it is hard to understand how they could have occurred in the first place. Take the heartbreaking case of August de los Reyes. He is the design head for…
Read MoreWhy You Might Not Know When Your Implant Is Defective
Headlines are made when major medical device or drug manufacturers issue massive recalls that affect hundreds of thousands of people. The US Food and Drug Administration handles the announcement of every recall differently, regardless of how many people were affected. However, most medical recalls have a common theme; the burden of informing patients is generally…
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know About South Carolina’s Dram Shop Law
Drunk drivers are a danger to everyone on the road, including themselves. For that reason, many states pass what are known as “dram shop” laws, or “social host” liability laws. In essence, dram shop and social host liability statutes say that if an establishment (like a bar or restaurant) or a person (like a party…
Read MoreVA Department Faces Three Times More Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Than Just Five Years Ago
In 2011, the Department of Veterans Affairs paid out $98 million for medical malpractice claims. Just four years later in 2015, that number rose to a truly staggering $338 million. The VA downplayed the number, but the abysmal care that veterans receive at the hands of the mismanaged agency coupled with the massive spike in…
Read MoreCarcinogenic Personal Care Products: Toxic Toothpaste
The multi-million dollar awards against Johnson & Johnson in regards to talc have caused many of us to take a longer, harder look at the cosmetics industry. In our research, we came across a report by the Cornucopia Institute, a public interest group that started out looking into farm policies. But after 11 years, what…
Read MoreLack of Regulation Means Carcinogens Often End Up in Your Cosmetics
If you’re anything like the average American, you use somewhere between 5 and 12 personal care products every day. Every product that is part of your morning routine, from shampoo to deodorant to mouthwash, falls under this category, and not a single one of those products has been evaluated for safety by any federal agency.…
Read MoreThe VA Problem with Its Priorities
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been plagued in recent years for its systematic failure to address the health and wellness concerns of our nation’s veterans. In essence, the system is failing at the very thing it was designed to do. While new leadership is supposedly working to address the long wait times and crumbling…
Read MoreThe Takata Airbag Fiasco Isn’t Over: Why Automakers Are Selling New Cars with Known Defects
The Takata Corporation was at the heart of one of the largest recalls in history when information surfaced that the airbag manufacturer had fudged data on safety reports to automakers. The faulty airbag inflators installed in most cars, can explode with excessive force and spray metal shrapnel. Takata’s actions are suspected to have caused at…
Read MoreMonsanto’s Roundup Pesticides Are Killing Pests, Crops, and Farmers
Monsanto, the industrial chemical company that manufactured Agent Orange and DDT in the past, is once again making headlines for the creation of controversial and potentially harmful products. This time, three Nebraska farmers and one agronomist, all of who have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, are the suing the company on the grounds that they…
Read MoreHorrific Multi-Truck Accident in Chester County Leave Local Families Grieving
A devastating accident on I-77 has changes the lives of local families forever. The circumstances are still being investigated, but our hearts are heavy to learn that two people have died and 10 people have been seriously injured, including a 3-year-old toddler whose seat was ejected from the vehicle, as a result of the crash.…
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