Archive for August 2nd, 2012

What is Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)?

Filed August 2nd, 2012 tmccoy

by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when a pelvic organ drops from its normal spot in your lower stomach and pushes against the walls of your vagina. There are several different types of pelvic organ prolapse including cystocele (bladder prolapse), rectocele (rectal prolapse), uterine prolapse, vaginal prolapse and enterocele (herniated small bowel). Pelvic [...]

Feds Launch New Nursing Home Comparison Website

Filed August 2nd, 2012 tmccoy

by: Brett Leitner, Esq. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently redesigned its nursing home comparison website to allow prospective residents and their families to navigate more efficiently and find important information such as data from nursing home inspections, ratings, and other quality measures. It was reported that Shari M. Ling, MD, CMS’s [...]

Pennsylvania Fracking Medical Gag Rule Raises Concern among Health Care Community

Filed August 2nd, 2012 tmccoy

William Dubanevich, Esq. A doctor in Pennsylvania recently filed a lawsuit in federal court to have a new state law regarding hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, thrown out. The doctor, Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, is suing the state attorney general, its secretary of environmental protection and the chairman of its Public Utility Commission because the [...]

St. Jude Recalls Pain Management Implants Due to Device Failure, Skin Surface Burns

Filed August 2nd, 2012 tmccoy

by: Michael Werner, Esq. Patients and doctors were abruptly informed last week that St. Jude Medical (“SJM”) was immediately recalling some of its Eon and Eon Mini pain management implants due to device failure. SJM’s July 26, 2012 letter describes Eon and Eon Mini device failure and irregularity issues that ultimately led to 214 explantations [...]

    Free Case Review Form

    *    Denotes required field.

    * First Name

    Title1

    * Last Name

    * Email

    * Phone

    Cell Phone

    Office Phone

    Street Address

    Apartment/Suite

    Zip Code

    City

    State

    Please provide the best method and time to contact you:

    Date of birth (mm-dd-yyyy):

    Please describe your case:

    Date of Incident (mm-dd-yyyy):

    Other Info:

    No Yes, I agree to the Parker Waichman LLP disclaimers. Click here to review all.

    Yes, I would like to receive the Parker Waichman LLP monthly newsletter, InjuryAlert.

    please do not fill out the field below.

To Get Help Now
Personal Injury Lawsuits
Click Here
  php-5 php-5