- Paul Napoli | January 02, 2012 1:03 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
Researchers were recently surprised to find that friction between moving parts of implanted metal-on-metal hip replacements creates a surface coating that contains graphite carbon, a material...
- Paul Napoli | December 18, 2011 10:45 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warnings several medical centers to stop their misleading advertising for the Lap-Band weight loss device.
The Lap-Band is a silicone gastric...
- Paul Napoli | December 04, 2011 10:34 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A Florida woman is recovering from serious burns to her face and neck after a flash fire occurred in the operating room during a procedure.
29-year-old Kim Grice of Holt, FL suffered from...
- Paul Napoli | April 23, 2011 1:09 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
April 22, 2011
A wrong site surgery at an Oregon hospital has parents of a small boy waiting to see if their son will have vision problems as a result.
Gaul and Dale Matlock, of Vancouver, WA,...
- Paul Napoli | February 20, 2011 10:36 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
February 20, 2011
Two leading plastic surgery organizations have decided to call a cancer related to breast implants a “condition” instead of cancer, tumor or malignancy and tell...
- Paul Napoli | January 15, 2011 10:30 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
January 15, 2011
Authorities have discovered a Bronx woman running an underground business out of her apartment in which she injected liquid silicone to enhance women’s breasts and...
- Paul Napoli | December 29, 2010 10:16 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
December 29. 2010
In a commentary published today in a medical journal, physicians urge surgeons to disclose a lack of sleep to patients before elective surgical procedures because it may increase...
- Paul Napoli | October 27, 2010 12:47 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
October 26, 2010
The Rhode Island Department of Health has fined Rhode Island Hospital $300,000 for leaving part of a broken drill bit inside a patient’s skull after brain surgery, and that...
- Paul Napoli | July 31, 2010 8:44 PM | New York City, NY
Category:
Wrongful Death
July 31, 2010
A young mother has died after two fake doctors, who police believe are on the run, performed a butt enhancement where they injected silicone into the woman’s...
- Paul Napoli | June 10, 2010 10:00 AM | New York City, NY
Category:
Medical Malpractice
June 9, 2010
A new study found that many ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), also called outpatient or same-day surgery centers had serious lapses of practices designed to prevent the spread of...