Michigan law prevents patient from pursuing clear case of medical malpractice after he discovered the mass in his abdomen was actually a surgical towel inadvertently left behind from a surgery 17 years earlier. According to the Michigan Court of Appeals unpublished opinion Lloyd Gatz v…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) deaths occur each year from Atrial Fibrillation (“Afib”). Afib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), where the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) do not effectively move blood into the ventricles. …
A recent study from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute a division of the National Institute of Health found that a blood test could prevent an acute heart transplant rejection. A heart transplant is an operation in which a diseased, failing heart is replaced…
Hot pockets, the popular microwavable sandwiches produced by Nestle, are being recalled due to food safety risks. Over 762,000 pounds, or about 381 tons, of the pepperoni pizza pockets are covered by the recall. According to reports, the product could contain glass or hard plastic. …
Late last year, I wrote a brief article about the practice of intermittent fasting and the attendant pros and cons. That was before there were concerns about the “quarantine 15,” the funny-not-funny name given to weight gain from stress eating and less-active lifestyles during the…
With the COVID-19 pandemic closing many businesses at least temporarily and local orders requiring people to stay home to varying degrees, lots of people have been making their meals at home with far greater frequency. If you are one of the many people channeling your…
Earlier this year, Grewal Law attorney Leon Walsh wrote about the cancer risk associated with popular heartburn drug Zantac. In the Summer and Fall of 2019, the FDA investigated the medication after it was found to contain high concentrations of NDMA, a chemical that is…
After tens of thousands of lawsuits from cancer patients who have said the talc-based baby power was contaminated with asbestos, Johnson & Johnson has finally agreed to end all sales of the product in North America. Asbestos is a known carcinogen and thousands of consumers,…
On March 30, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-30 relaxing the scope of practice laws to give hospitals and other health-care facilities the flexibility needed to permit an “all hands on deck” approach to combat the COVID-19 crisis. The order lift restrictions for certain…
On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its request that all Zantac brand heartburn drugs, prescription and over the counter, be pulled from the market immediately. The agency concluded that a potential cancer-causing contaminant known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) can build…
