- Michael Roberts | March 30, 2011 4:39 PM | Gadsden, AL
Contaminated intravenous feeding bags used for hospital patients receiving TPN (total parenteral nutrition) are the focus of an investigation by the Alabama Department of Public Health and the...
- Michael Roberts | March 17, 2011 11:57 AM | Gadsden, AL
In the wake of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there has been much discussion in the news about the risk of a nuclear disaster and the health effects of radiation exposure for the...
- Michael Roberts | October 28, 2010 6:17 PM | Gadsden, AL
Two hip replacement products made by DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, have been recalled because a high number of patient’s have required a second surgery.
The recall...
- Jon Lewis | March 23, 2010 2:39 PM | Birmingham, AL
What is a Cold Therapy System? Usually, these are cryo-therapy devices prescribed by orthopedic surgeons and podiatrists after a surgical procedure. Their purpose is to minimize pain and swelling...
- Greg Cusimano | December 15, 2009 10:29 AM | Gadsden, AL
Have you had a CT scan lately? They are commonplace in medicine today. These sophisticated X-Rays have been beneficial in diagnosing illnesses. Are the benefits worth the risk? 29,000 people will...
- Billy Cunningham | September 24, 2009 10:50 AM | Mobile, AL
In the Spring I wrote a blog about the introduction of the Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. in the Senate. The bill was introduced in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Riegel v....
- Billy Cunningham | April 17, 2009 6:03 PM | Mobile, AL
An editorial of the April 9, 2009 issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine encourages Congress to swiftly pass Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 and to allow lawsuits by injured...
- Pete Burns | March 09, 2009 1:17 PM | Mobile, AL
Some experts will say anything. The defense Lasik surgery expert, Dr. Woolfson, testified that he has performed approximately 70,0000 Lasik procedures without ever performing the wrong prescription....