Young athletes dying from sudden cardiac death is something seen in the media, but thankfully, it is a rare occurrence. According to the Mayo Clinic, this type of death is rare and occurs in perhaps as few as one (1) in every fifty thousand (50,000)…
The Boy Scouts of America offered nearly 90,000 survivors, who were abused as children in the organization, a historic $850 million as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The plan has yet to be approved by survivors, but lawyers for the plaintiff survivors say they expect…
Even though school is out for summer, the local courts and fields will still be filled with young athletes enjoying the benefits of sports. Exercise, teamwork, problem solving… all of these are great lessons to be learned from summer athletics. But while sports offer excellent…
Since 1950 military personnel have been barred from seeking compensation for injuries sustained due to medical malpractice since the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Feres v. United States[1] and created what has been known as the Feres Doctrine. Thanks to a…
U of M Staff heard about Anderson’s sexual misconduct with patients as soon as his employment began, but nobody investigated him, allowing him to abuse patients for 37 years. ” Over the course of his thirty-seven years as a University employee, Dr. Anderson engaged in…
Anderson sexually abused students and athletes away from home for the first time; athletes from poor families afraid of losing scholarships; gay people during a time when many doctors were afraid to treat members of the LGBTQ community; young men trying to avoid the Vietnam…
“We are talking about a predator pedophile who was protected by Bo Schembechler,” Mick Grewal said during a press conference in which Matt Schembechler and 2 former U of M football players discussed how they were sexually abused by team physician, Robert Anderson. Matt reported…
This is the question asked by a U of M football player who was sexually abused 45 times by physician Robert Anderson, who worked for U of M for 37 years. At a press conference yesterday, Jon Vaughn, a former Wolverine and Big Ten Player…
Pancreatic cancer is diagnosed in more than sixty thousand people annually (60,000), yet it currently defies knowledge of a precise cause. It also remains difficult to diagnose in the early stages as symptoms may not be present until the disease is at an advanced stage. …
Physicians have long used intravascular filters (IVC) to reduce the risk of blood clots which could travel to the lungs or heart. An IVC filter is an umbrella like metal mesh filter placed in the abdominal veins to capture any potentially deadly blood clots from…
Computer Science professor Walter Lasecki will be resigning from his position at University of Michigan on August 30 following accusations of sexual assault. U of M’s campus paper, the Michigan Daily, detailed some of the allegations last month. According to the report by the Michigan…
The experts have weighed in on this question and the answer is “Yes” – both directly and indirectly. Long term stress has been shown to directly increase the level of cortisol in the body, which is positively associated with the build-up of plaque within arteries. …
