There has recently been a lot of attention in the media paid to the growing problem with opioid addiction in the nation. We have seen thousands of deaths from accidental overdoses of narcotic painkillers, and the problem is only getting worse, with patients getting access to more and more powerful drugs.…
More people are electing to undergo total knee replacement than ever before. These patients are much younger than they had been in past, when total knee replacement surgery was typically reserved for elderly people with severe arthritis and those who suffered a traumatic knee injury. According to a recent news…
Getting a total knee replacement is a big decision. There is often a lot of pain following the surgery and an arduous rehabilitation period that can keep a patient out of work for weeks while having to go through physical therapy. Unless the patient broke his or her knee in…
In the past two years we have seen various coverage in the media about listeria being found in multiple consumer food products, resulting in large scale recalls. Listeria is a bacteria that is formally known as Listeria monocytogenes, and can result in serious gastrointestinal (GI) infection in humans. Symptoms of…
A man from Florida has filed a new Xarelto injury lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a division of Johnson & Johnson, which is the U.S. marketing partner of Xarelto) and Bayer A.G. which is the German pharmaceutical giant that manufactures the medication. As part of this lawsuit, he is claiming negligent…
Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) is a serious medical condition that affects about one in ten Americans over the age of 65. If someone suffers from atrial fibrillation, which is defined as an irregular heartbeat not associated with a heart valve defect, they will experience what doctors call “bouts” of the condition.…
According to a recent news article from Fox News, doctors are now able to perform a total hip replacement procedure as an outpatient surgery where the patient gets to leave the hospital on the same day. The article follows the journey of a male patient who elected to undergo a…
A recent article from Medpage Today looks at new uses being proposed for a class of medications know as new oral anticoagulants (NOACs). This is a fairly new class of medications that includes Xarelto, Eliquis, Pradaxa, and Savaysa. These medications were designed primary to treat patients who suffer from a…
According to a recent news article from the Louisiana Record, the surviving daughter of a man from Ohio claims that her father died as a result of complications due to taking Xarelto. The complaint was filed on April 8, 2016 in a United States District Court. Plaintiff filed the suit…
Over the past decade, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has become a one of the most prescribed medications available, with hundreds of thousands undergoing the therapy each year. However, it should be noted that the vast majority of these patients are not taking the drug because they have the medical condition…