Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles announced on Wednesday that new super bug cases have been reported. Four patients had contracted a deadly, drug resistant infection linked to a hard-to-clean medical device. The device, called a duodenoscope, also has been implicated in an outbreak of infections at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Duodenoscopes are […]
Laparoscopic Power Morcellators
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety communication discouraging the use of laparoscopic power morcellators for the removal of the uterus (Hysterectomy) or uterine fibroids (Myomectomey) in women because, based on an analysis of currently available data, it poses a risk of spreading unsuspected cancerous tissue, notably uterine sarcomas beyond the […]
Bullying Must Be Recognized and Stopped
Bullying must be recognized and stopped. Recently, the Strick Injury Law and Mediation resolved a case against a local School District that failed to abate bullying of a self-identified gay Middle School student. While the individual victory helped one family cope with the death of a child, the story was tragic, and the problem is […]
FDA Orders Hip Manufacturers to Conduct Health Studies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Orders Artificial Hip Manufacturers to Conduct Post Market Health Studies The FDA orders hip manufacturers to conduct health studies in response to the growing realization that “metal on metal” artificial hip implants have been linked to high failure rates and severe health effects on numerous patients, the FDA has […]
Child Product Manufacturers Seek to Soften Safety Rules
Child product manufacturers seek to soften safety rules because every day children are hurt, maimed or killed by dangerous products. Even the cribs in which they sleep can be a danger. There have been multiple reports of strangulation and suffocation of babies sleeping in drop side cribs. Specifically, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has […]