People who are born with or develop disfigurement or scarring often have to navigate uncomfortable situations during their daily routines. People can stare and ask awkward questions that leave those with a different set of circumstances feeling anxious and embarrassed. Disfigurements may be the result of genetic conditions or may have been acquired as a...
Injuries that affect the brain, spine, and their connecting nerves have the potential to cause dangerous, lifelong conditions in the injured person. Neurological injuries can cause short and long-term damage to the brain depending on the severity of the injury, potentially turning a person’s world upside down in an instance. There are hundreds of different...
Neck and back injuries that occur in the workplace can involve a sudden onset of pain in the course performing your duties on the job, or maybe a slow build up of pain and tension over a prolonged period of time. While some neck and back injuries are minor and will resolve within a matter...
Over 2.5 million Americans each year require hospitalization or other medical treatment for traumatic brain injuries. Of that figure, an estimated 250,000 are children. In another 50,000 cases, traumatic brain injury was cited as a contributing cause of the victim’s death. Today alone, over 130 people will die from a traumatic brain injury in the...
Now more than ever, the fear of being victimized by randomized criminal activity in public or on someone else’s property is heightened every time we turn on the evening news and hear about another senseless act of violence near our homes. But what we do not always factor into our thoughts is whether those crimes...
When the DePuy Synthes Radial Head Prosthesis System was first introduced in 2013, it was touted as a superior system that could help restore joint function in all types of patients. However, just three years later, DePuy recalled tens of thousands of its prosthesis systems after patients experienced loosening of the device that led to...
The FDA is warning women who are considering vaginal “rejuvenation” treatments about the risks and dangers associated with the use of laser and energy-based procedures. If you or someone you love has undergone a vaginal “rejuvenation” procedure involving a vaginal laser and sustained injuries, such as scarring, burning, or chronic pain, you may have legal...