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Nexplanon Lawsuit

Nexplanon is a progestin-only contraceptive implant (a newer version of Implanon). A study has recently associated Nexplanon with a 40% increased risk of blood clots. If you have suffered from… Read More

Implanon Lawsuit

Implanon is a matchstick-sized contraceptive implant that works by slowly releasing a synthetic hormone called etonogestrel, a synthetic version of the female reproductive hormone progestin. Though all progestin-containing contraceptives slightly… Read More

CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Lawsuit

The FDA has recently issued an alert on the potential dangers of the controversial CCSVI Multiple Sclerosis treatment. It is also sometimes known as “liberation therapy” or a “liberation procedure.”… Read More

Health Canada Warns of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Risks

May 8, 2012 — Health Canada, the largest federal health advocacy agency in Canada, is warning doctors and patients about the risks of metal-on-metal hip implants. After several metal hip… Read More

First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Trial Set for February 2013

May 8, 2012 — The federal trial against the manufacturer of transvaginal mesh, C.R. Bard, Inc., is set to begin on February 5, 2013. This trial will be a bellwether… Read More

Medtronic May Have Downplayed Risks of Infuse Bone Graft

May 8, 2012 — Congress is currently investigating whether Medtronic, the company behind the Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft, paid physicians and experts to produce inflated positive endorsements for their products…. Read More

Study Finds Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Corrode More Quickly, Severely

May 8, 2012 — This month, a new study was published that found metal-on-metal hip implants corrode more quickly and more severely than metal-on-plastic hip replacements. The study, “Metal-on-Metal Local… Read More

Hip Replacement Cobalt Poisoning Lawsuit

Did your metal hip replacement cause you to suffer cobalt poisoning? This severe side effect of a metal-on-metal hip replacement can cause severe tissue damage, bone death, pain, and other… Read More

Hip Replacement Metallosis Lawsuit

Metallosis (or metal poisoning) is one side effect of toxic metal-on-metal hip implants, and it occurs when particles of chromium or cobalt leak into nearby tissues or the patient’s bloodstream…. Read More

Toxic Metal Hip Replacement Lawsuit

If you are the recipient of a metal-on-metal hip implant, you may have heard that researchers are now waning about the risk of toxic metal fragments leaking into the bloodstream… Read More