The Joint Commission recently released its Sentinel Event Data on serious adverse events that occurred from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2023. Serious adverse medical events are a kind of a euphemism within the medical community that often refers to serious medical errors, never events,…
Unless they work in the medical field, most Virginians have never heard the phrase “never event.” In a healthcare hospital setting, a never event is exactly what it sounds like; an event that should never happen. Catastrophic unintended incidents that take place during medical treatments,…
The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a family’s life. It should be filled with joy and anticipation. In modern obstetrics, cesarean sections, more generally known as C-sections, are an essential method of surgical delivery that is meant to be performed with…
A traumatic brain injury is a serious injury that could have long-lasting or permanent effects that influence numerous areas of your life. Victims who sustain a traumatic brain injury usually require intense and ongoing medical care in order to recover. What kinds of mental trauma…
There are hundreds of prescription medicines available that greatly improve patients’ quality of life. These drugs are supposed to go through extensive testing before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) grants approval to the manufacturer to market the drug. Unfortunately, too many of these medications…
Fentanyl robbed the word of two irreplaceable musical geniuses in less than 18 months. Prince unintentionally overdosed on a combination of fentanyl and the similar, though less-powerful opioid, U-47700 on April 16, 2016. Then, on October 22, 2017, Tom Petty experienced fatal cardiopulmonary arrest after…
Despite the required testing and approval process put in place by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), dangerous drugs still end up on the market and drug recalls take place. Even though clinical trials are supposed to find any safety issues with a drug, consumers…
As a Virginia dangerous drug attorney, I have tracked the tragic consequences of the overprescribing and illegal sale of powerful prescription painkillers for more than two decades. Doctors, dentists and pharmacists who did too little to limit access to medications like OxyContin (oxycodone) and Vicodin…
Recent health and safety information has arisen with regard to asbestos contamination of common talc baby powder products, including talc products sold by Johnson & Johnson, and other talcum powder products still for sale throughout the United States. During 2016 and 2017, defective product personal…
A rare win appears within reach for the “forgotten people” who stand to lose so much if Republicans in Congress succeed in completely repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). H.R. 1215, introduced as companion legislation to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and…
