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Last year, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled two of their hip replacement systems due to a higher-than-usual failure rate, causing patients to have to have second surgeries to replace the replacement. (To read our blog about that announcement, click here: DePuy Hip Replacement Recall Raises More Questions) Now, the U.S. Food […]
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Yesterday’s online edition of The New York Times reported on the frightening rise of medication-related injuries. Between 2004 and 2008, the number of people treated in hospitals for medication errors rocketed up by 50%, from 1.2 million to 1.9 million individuals. People were hospitalized because of worrisome side effects after taking the medication as prescribed,
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April 14, 2011 A flower girl on her way to a wedding was killed in a North Carolina auto accident. The six-year-old was killed when the vehicle she was in was struck by another vehicle that had crossed the center line, according to msnbc.com. Investigators were considering charging the driver of the other vehicle involved
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The ideal doctor is brilliant, caring, and infallible. Unfortunately, that ideal is impossible. At HensonFuerst Attorneys, we handle enough medical malpractice cases to know that doctors and hospitals make mistakes. Many times those “mistakes” could have been prevented if standard medical had been given, or if the hospital followed proper quality procedures. When serious, preventable
January 6, 2010 Five people were injured in a two-vehicle Asheville auto accident, according to citizen-times.com. One of the drivers lost control of her vehicle in the Asheville auto accident. She crossed the center lane and hit the other vehicle. Both drivers and their passengers were taken to Mission Hospital following the Asheville auto accident and
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December 16, 2010 A student lost his life after being hit by a teacher in a North Carolina auto accident, My FOX 8 reports. The North Carolina auto accident took place in front of the school where the student was crossing the road. The student was taken to a local hospital where he later died
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December 9, 2010 An 18-month old died in a Raleigh auto accident, WRAL reports. The child died after being hit in the driveway of her home in the Raleigh auto accident. The child’s father was backing up his SUV when he struck the child in the Raleigh auto accident. Read more. Do you think rearview cameras
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According to an article in the New Bern Sun Journal, the North Carolina Highway Patrol launched its “Booze It and Lose It” campaign last Friday. From now through January 2, 2011, officers will be conducting random stops and working sobriety checkpoints to make help keep our road safe from drunk drivers. “We will have checkpoints
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December 2, 2010 Two were killed in a Greenville auto accident when they were on their way to get their hair done for a sorority induction ceremony. The girls were members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority at East Carolina, according to witn.com. The report did not give details of the Greenville auto accident, but
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This weekend, at least three bicyclists were injured in collisions with cars. We’re cyclists here, so we always read these types of stories with a heavy heart. Both stories were reported on WRAL.com. On Friday evening, just north of Selma, two bicyclists were struck by driver Marie Jania. They suffered only minor injuries. It is
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