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Oct 28

Pennsylvania Hospital Uses Infected Instrument for Cardiac Procedures, Spreads Deadly Infection Among Patients

By Joe Messa

A heater-cooler device used to control the temperature of patient’s blood during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures at WellSpan York Hospital might be to blame in the death of four patients and the infection of at least four others. The device in question is manufactured by Sorin Group, (now LivaNova) a medical devices manufacturer based in Italy. […]

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Apr 13

Personal Injury Attorneys: FDA Updates Warnings About Power Morcellators’ Risk of Spreading Cancer

By Angela Leone

Personal Injury attorneys report on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated warnings about power morcellators and their effects on women. Recently, information has come to light suggesting that “the use of laparoscopic power morcellators may contribute to the spread and upstaging of unsuspected uterine cancer in women undergoing hysterectomy and myomectomy for fibroids.” The FDA […]

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Dec 05

Infant Deaths Prompt Recall of Baby Monitors

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury lawyers announce that 600,000 baby monitors have been recalled by Angelcare Monitors Inc. following the deaths of two babies. The Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pads have a cord that attaches the sensor to the pad. The pad is meant to be placed under the crib mattress to monitor the […]

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Apr 25

Child Loses Legs in Lawnmower Accident

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report the injury of a 2-year-old Florida girl whose feet were severed after her father backed over her with a lawn mower. The child ran into her yard as her father was mowing the lawn. He did not see her, and thought his wife was signaling that something was in front […]

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Mar 26

Child Dies, Mother Injured After Airport Sign Falls

By Joe Messa

Philadelphia personal injury attorneys report that a young boy was killed after a sign at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport fell onto him and his family as they walked through the airport on Friday. The boy’s mother and two of his brothers were also injured by the 300-pound arrival-departure panel. The Bresette family was making their return […]

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