The failure rate for ASR hip replacements, produced by DePuy Orthopedics, was twice the industry standard. In fact, 1 in 8 people who used these DePuy hip replacements needed a repair within five years, according to arthritistoday.org. This is shockingly high considering most people who receive a hip replacement don’t need another replacement for the…
It’s one of the most difficult moments between a parent and child –admitting the parent to a nursing home. It’s the acknowledgement that your mother, father, uncle, or other loved one will require some form of assistance for the rest of their life. Selecting the best nursing home for your loved one is crucial. You…
In a startling confession of guilt, a former staff member of Goldsboro, North Carolina based Cherry Hospital patient neglect and abuse, Raleigh’s News and Observer stated that Billy Gerald Wynn Jr. has pleaded guilty to the charge of misdemeanor assault on a handicapped person. Wynn, who has been suffering medical problems, has been given only…
A woman who was severely brain damaged while giving birth to her three triplets is now fighting to see them regularly. She received a $7.8 million settlement for her medical malpractice birth injury lawsuit.
A North Carolina man discovered that he had been given a cancerous kidney by Duke University Medical Center during an organ transplant. Duke is denying responsibility in the medical error.