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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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