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.
A Heart Attack (or “myocardial infarction”), will occur in approximately eight hundred thousand Americans each year, most of which result from the blockage of blood flow due to coronary arterial disease (i.e., plaque within the vessel). Seventy-five percent (75%) of those will be primary or…
Powdered baby formulas sold by Abbott Nutrition under the Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare labels are being recalled after a bacterial infection was linked to illness in four infants. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or use the formulas produced in…
Many parents are unaware of the link between their premature child receiving that cow’s milk based baby formula and bowel surgery from: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). NEC is a serious and sometimes life-threatening gastrointestinal disorder that appears most often in premature and low birth weight infants. …
New study in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has identified increased risk associated with vaginal births after caesarean sections. The study focused on 130,000 births from 2009 to 2014, and identified that women giving vaginal births after a caesarean section were 21% more…
I have had the honor of being part of a team of attorneys representing numerous counties and municipalities in a federal lawsuit against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of prescription opioid medications for the last four years. Late last year, three national distributors and one major…
Benzene, a known cancer causing chemical, has now been found in various Pantene, Aussie, and Herbal Essences products. The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) has issued recalls on a long list of aerosol products which include dry shampoos and dry conditioners. The full list can…
One method that physicians use to gauge the severity of brain injury to a newborn or neonate from a lack of oxygen injury (i.e., hypoxic-ischemic injury), is the “Sarnat Staging System.” This staging criteria was first set forth by the husband and wife physician team…
For a few years now, Apple has been developing and rolling out health and fitness focused apps. With its most recent operating system update, the tech giant is now offering enhanced wellness-centered features. One of the major updates allows the sharing of a user’s health…
Hospital staff shortages are causing at hospitals to close beds. In Michigan, two of the largest health systems, Beaumont Health and Henry Ford Health System, have recently announced closure of a combined 300 beds, 180 and 120 respectively. The national shortage of staff, in particular…
An often overlooked, but important medical condition to be aware of is: Pulmonary Embolism. Pulmonary Embolism (“PE”) is a common condition in the United States being diagnosed approximately three (3) million times per year. If this condition is not treated timely, it can be deadly.…
