Posts Tagged ‘Medical Malpractice’
Study: Testosterone Supplements Cause Plaque Buildup
A new study adds to the growing body of evidence connecting testosterone supplements and heart disease. The National Institutes of Health studied 170 men with an average age slightly above 70, which is the target age group for many testosterone supplements. Study participants who used AndroGel for more than twelve months had a 20 percent…
Read MoreThe Changing Face Of Kentucky Nursing Homes
As society struggles to find innovative ways to deal with an aging population, the future of elder care may be a process as opposed to a place. However, the potential for elder abuse will be just as high. Every day, roughly 10,000 Americans turn 65. 70 percent of these individuals will require living assistance, and…
Read MoreAs Seen On TV: Media Ads Increase Supplement Sales
Even though there may be more evidence to support serious side effects than product efficacy, the “low-T” ads prominently featured on television have caused a surge in testosterone supplement sales, according to a recent study. Most of the ads ran in the southeast and Great Lakes region, where some men saw up to fourteen commercials a…
Read MoreMore Victims Filing Risperdal Lawsuits
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson & Johnson, is facing 40 percent more Risperdal serious side effect lawsuits today than it did just a year ago. The lead attorneys in Philadelphia have added more than 500 new suits to the docket since the beginning of 2017. J&J lawyers are now even more aggressive in the…
Read MoreCaregivers Sentenced In Elder Abuse Cases
Two individuals will spend the next two years in probation as the result of two separate nursing home abuses cases at two different Owensboro care facilities.
Read MoreGynecomastia Lawsuit Settles On Courthouse Steps
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, paid a victim an undisclosed sum of money to avoid trial in a Risperdal lawsuit. In December 2016, Judge Arnold L. New ruled that a jury could hear only two of the victim’s thirteen claims. Less than a month later, and three days before jury selection was to…
Read MoreKy. Caregiver Faces Serious Abuse Charges
21-year-old Billy Spicer faces multiple criminal charges stemming from nursing home abuse allegations in a Clark County group home. According to Attorney General Andy Beshear, Mr. Spicer was an overnight caregiver at a facility housing intellectually or developmentally disabled adults. At one point, Mr. Spicer either sealed a resident’s room with duct tape to keep the…
Read MoreKy. Lawmakers Ponder Lawsuit Limits
State Senator Ralph Alvarado, R-Winchester, wants medical negligence victims to bring their claims before an industry-dominated review board before they can bring them to court. His Senate Bill 4 is very much like previous measures which have enjoyed broad support in the GOP-controlled Senate but failed to win over House Democrats. Now, with Republican majorities…
Read MoreFour Things You Should Know About IVC Filters
Each year over 250,000 IVC filters are implanted into patients at risk for blood clots. Although most patients have no side effects, there are some serious complications with IVC filters. Fact #1: The longer the IVC filter stays in place, the higher the risk of injury. Once the blood clot has passed the IVC filter…
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