With thousands of reported side effects, the blood thinning drug Xarelto has been controversial since its initial approval for medical use in 2011. Nevertheless, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) submitted a Supplemental New Drug Application on Dec. 14 for Xarelto to be used as a preventative…
Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death in the United States. In fact, they’re the number-one killer of people between ages 1 and 44 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although some fatal accidents are entirely unavoidable,…
McLaren Lapeer Region nurse Richard Brown has been accused of sexually assaulting 3 women between August 2017 and June 2018. According to reports, all of the assaults happened with patients and on the hospital property. Authorities say the women were mentally impaired and Brown abused…
E-cigarette company JUUL Labs says it cares about the rising use of e-cigarettes in teens, but a recent CNN investigation casts doubt on their intentions. Last month, JUUL pulled four e-cigarette flavors from retail stores—mango, fruit, crème, and cucumber—to help stop underage users from purchasing…
One key to succeeding with any personal injury insurance claim or civil lawsuit is proving that an injury occurred. Medical records establish this fact most directly and convincingly, but the records must be used wisely. The lawyer who advises and represents the injury victim must…
After investigation by federal authorities, six doctors at a Detroit-area pain clinic now face a grand jury indictment for alleged health care fraud and illegal prescriptions. It is alleged that between 2013-2018, the doctors engaged in, among other things, issuing more than 13.2 million dosage…
Earlier this month, California Highway Patrol chased a Tesla Model S for seven miles down highway 101 with the driver asleep at the wheel. But how could this happen? As it turns out, the car was on autopilot while the driver remained “unresponsive” and “asleep at the…
According to one recent estimate, 1 in every 69 Americans suffers a dog bite or an attack by a canine each year. The overwhelming majority of these incidents result in no serious injury, but hospitalizations and deaths do occur. One particularly shocking dog attack occurred…