People who improve their vision after cataract surgery can reduce their risk of falling and breaking a hip. We’re not talking about a small improvement–among people in their early 80s or who are sick, the risk of breaking a hip was reduced by about 30% in the first year after the surgery. According to an …
August 23, 2012 A company recently admitted to not providing enough training to its contract workers, which led to an accident where an employee fell into a silo of dry dog food at a manufacturing plant in Sanford, North Carolina. According to WRAL News, the incident occurred on Monday afternoon on a silo in the …
In previous videos and blogs, we told you about the recall of two hip replacement devices by DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson. Now, a similar recall has been announced by another company, Stryker Corporation. Stryker has recalled two hip replacement devices: the Rejuvenate, and the ABG II modular-neck stems. These devices are …
According to an article in The New York Times, Dr. Robert Hauser, a cardiologist who studies the safety of heart devices, is recommending that surgeons stop using a potentially dangerous device: St. Jude implanted defibrillator leads. A material used by St. Jude to coat the wires connecting a defibrillator to the heart is liable to …
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Good general contractors demand proof of Workers’ Compensation insurance before hiring subcontractors. This type of insurance–commonly known as Workers’ Comp–protects workers if they are injured on the job by paying for their medical bills and other costs. But today, the News & Observer published a story that sheds light on a scam that puts workers …
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August 16, 2012 The purpose of North Carolina’s “Move Over Law” was made clear earlier this week when an accident between a Raleigh Police Department squad car and an SUV left the officer and other driver both injured. The Raleigh News & Observer reports the accident occurred around 5:00 p.m. Monday at the corner of …
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August 9, 2012 A Cary, North Carolina, resident was almost killed recently after falling off an escalator at an airport. According to the Fort Bragg Patch, he was saved only by the quick action of an onlooker and a stroke of good luck. Several weeks ago, while traveling in the O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, the …
August 2, 2012 Statistics from the Bureau of Justice show that between 15,000 and 19,000 medical malpractice lawsuits are filed in the United States each year, with around 600 filed in North Carolina alone. To help reduce the number of these Raleigh medical malpractice claims, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s hospital hosted …
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There’s some great news for all of us coming out of Missouri this week. The Missouri Supreme Court held that caps on non-economic damages are unconstitutional for cases involving medical malpractice. A little background: Last year, in 2011, there was an important change in the law regarding medical malpractice cases in North Carolina and other …