It seems like U.S healthcare is more concerned about profits than patients these days. Now is the time to learn more about the latest legal battles patients face with conditions from head to toe and how to be your own best healthcare advocate, so you receive the care you deserve.
Hospitals across the country must operate in accordance with safety standards set by the federal government or else face being penalized by the Medicare payment system. Many hospitals rely on Medicare to function, and as such, this is a powerful incentive to comply with guidelines.…
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Background of the Opioid Crisis The opioid epidemic is a nationally recognized epidemic caused by opioid overprescribing. The consequences of the opioid epidemic transcend party lines, socioeconomic lines and racial lines. Opioid abuse is now the leading cause of death for those under age 50. The…
On January 26, 2018, Governor Snyder signed into law Public Act 10 of 2018, which amends the Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (“MMFLA”) for the better. The MMFLA authorizes commercial enterprise of medical marijuana in Michigan that builds off 2008’s voter-enacted ballot initiative that…
Victims of strokes may be familiar with the saying that “time is tissue.” This of course means that the time that elapses from the onset of a stroke to treatment directly affects the long-term prognosis for recovery. Doctors are typically taught that they have only…
Kentucky Invokana Amputation Side Effect Lawsuit. Invokana lawsuits continue to multiply for Johnson and Johnson and its Janssen unit, the makers of the notorious diabetic drug. Whitney Bridgford, from Kentucky, recently filed product liability lawsuit claiming that catastrophic complications from Invokana lead to several amputations…
Roughly 1 in 10 Americans, 32 million, have a medical device implanted – artificial hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, pace makers, stents, cataract lenses, surgical mesh, breasts, IUD’s, – are all just a part of a rapidly growing list. A study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed…
A state district judge has ruled that North Dakota’s law limiting damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional. Last April, a 35-year-old woman was awarded $3.5 million, $2 million in economic losses and $1.5 million for non-economic damages. The jury decision was the result of…
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Fentanyl robbed the word of two irreplaceable musical geniuses in less than 18 months. Prince unintentionally overdosed on a combination of fentanyl and the similar, though less-powerful opioid, U-47700 on April 16, 2016. Then, on October 22, 2017, Tom Petty experienced fatal cardiopulmonary arrest after…
Nearly 50 lawsuits have been filed against LivaNova Deutschland GmbH (LivaNova) the manufacturers of the 3T Heater-Cooler device, which is used to keep patients warm during open-heart surgery. These units have been linked with certain bacteria that can contaminate the patient in surgery and potentially…
On December 5, 2017, the FDA released a safety advisory notifying doctors and patients of potential health hazards associated with Limbrel capsules. Limbrel was approved as a “medical food” that is intended to help manage the inflammation associated with osteoarthritis. It is available by prescription…