Some products are dangerous because they are defective.
On the other hand, some products are dangerous because they are intentionally designed that way.
In one such case analyzed recently by the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission, the makers of a crossbow have agreed to recall their device to prevent accidental injury.
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It is a sad fact that many people in this county do not have health insurance. While there are many different opinions about how to fix this issue, depending on one’s political party of choice, those without health insurance are facing real difficulties. While someone who is having a heart attack will get treated in an emergency, it will be very difficult for a patient with severe osteoarthritis to get a total knee replacement if they do not have health insurance.
The reason for this is because even though a total knee replacement has become the most common surgical procedure in the United States (around 600,00 each year), it is still considered an elective surgery, as opposed to an emergency surgery like the one a patient might need while they are having appendicitis. Continue reading
In Jackson v. Ford Motor Company, a man was killed when he lost control of his 2012 Ford Focus and was in a serious car accident. His wife was also a passenger in the car the day of the fatal accident. While she was not killed in the crash, she did sustain serious personal injuries.
During the accident, after the driver lost control of the car, the vehicle reportedly moved rapidly across all lanes of travel and crossed over the center lines into oncoming traffic. At this point, the car collided head-on with a large tow truck commonly known as a wrecker. While the driver did not survive the impact, paramedics and other first responders were able to treat his wife on the scene, so she could be transported by medevac helicopter to a local level-one trauma center. Her injuries were considered life-threatening at that time, and many of them led to permanent medical issues. Continue reading
According to a recent news story from the Morning Call, Samsung has just issued a major recall on 34 models of their top-selling washing machines. The reason for the recall is that a defect in these 3 million units sold (all top-loading washers) can cause the drum to lose balance. The drum is the large spinning basket that holds the clothing in the washing machine.
When the drums become unbalanced, it can cause the washing machines to start to vibrate excessively. While this just seems like it would be annoying and not dangerous, the vibration becomes so excessive that the top of the washing machine can actually separate from the bottom and come flying off. There have already been more than 730 injuries reported, including shoulder injuries and at least one broken jaw. Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson is company many consumers associate with baby shampoo and Band-Aids. While it is true the company makes these products, the firm’s real profits come from the fact that it is a major pharmaceutical manufacturer as well as major maker of medical devices and durable medical equipment (DME), such as artificial hips and knee implants.
The company owns another company known as DePuy, and that company is a major producer of hip joints, including many that have been found to be defective. According to a news article from Fox News, a jury in Dallas has just awarded victims of the Pinnacle hip implant over $1 billion in damages. Continue reading
Sometimes a drug is used by itself, and sometimes a drug is used as one drug in a multiple drug combination used together to treat a single condition or a series of related conditions. This is commonly referred to as a drug combo or drug cocktail in some cases, such as with HIV drugs.
Pradaxa is a member of a class of drugs known as New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) and is used, among other things, to treat a serious medical condition known as atrial fibrillation (Afib). As we have heard former Saturday Night Live actor tell us on the commercials for Xarelto, Afib is a condition identified as an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve defect. Continue reading
According to a recent news article from the Madison St. Clair Record, a plaintiff has just filed a products liability lawsuit against the makers of Xarelto, Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Janssen Research and Development. Janssen Research and Development was formerly known as Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals Research and is still a wholly owned subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant. There were various other subsidiaries of both companies, such as Ortho and Bayer Healthcare AG, that were also named as defendants in this matter, which is common practice in these types of cases.
In his recent claim, plaintiff says that he took Xarelto because it was a new drug, and his doctor told him he needed a blood thinner or an oral anticoagulant. Xarelto is a member of a relatively new class of drugs known as new Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs). This class also included Eliquis, Savaysa, and Pradaxa. Continue reading
According to a recent news article from the Roanoke Times, doctors are concerned about the efficacy, safety, necessity and side effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) drugs for many of the men who take them.
First it should be noted that testosterone replacement therapy has become big business over the past decade, and the hormone is available in many forms, including, but not limited to, hand gels, creams, oral tablets, injections, films placed under the tongue, and even deodorant. This article involves a woman whose husband takes testosterone hormone in the form of a skin gel, and she is worried that not only isn’t the drug helping her husband, but also it puts him in a bad mood all the time. A doctor consulted for this article discusses how this could be happening and discusses other issues with taking testosterone replacement therapy drugs. Continue reading
According to a recent news article from the Cook County Record, a woman has just filed a lawsuit against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceuticals, who are the makers and U.S. marketing partners of the New Oral Anticoagulant (NOAC) Xarelto.
This lawsuit alleges that, after taking Xarelto, she suffered serious physical injury. She is alleging that the drug Xarelto was defectively designed, causing her to suffer these severe medical effects and that the companies failed to warn her of these known defects. Continue reading
According to 3DPrint.com, a trade publication for the 3D printing industry, a new technology may improve the patient experience for those who undergo a total hip replacement surgery. This could be good news for many patients, since a total hip replacement procedure in now the second most common elective surgical procedure performed in the United States at around 300,000 procedures performed each year.
This new technology is being developed at McGill University, where researchers are using a 3D printer to create a new type of hip replacement medical device. This new device is designed make the body act as if the hip implant was part of the natural bone, so as not to trigger any type of rejection process. This will also reduce the need for any antirejection drugs. Continue reading
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