Inside Jersey magazine has designated James McHugh of Lopez McHugh one of “New Jersey’s Top Rated Lawyers” in the magazine’s August issue.
James is listed among the state’s most highly rated medical malpractice attorneys.
According to Inside Jersey, the list is created by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. It’s based on a database of confidential peer review ratings from lawyers and members of the judiciary, who are asked via an online survey or by ...
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A story from the U.K.’s “Manchester Evening News” tells the story of a 57-year-old mother of two who spent months unable to work or leave her house because of a DePuy all-metal artificial hip implant.
Sally Gration, 57, underwent hip replacement surgery in February 2006 to treat hip dysplasia, or a malformed hip joint.
Initially, the surgery appeared to be successful. But she began suffering excruciating pain in 2010 – the year ...
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Aphasia is a communication impairment that usually occurs as a result of stroke. According to the National Aphasia Association, it affects both the ability to express oneself through speech, gesture, and writing, and to understand the speech, gestures, and writing of others.
Although the condition can result from head injury, brain tumors or other neurological causes, stroke is the most common cause of aphasia.
And the most common cause for stroke is ...
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CBS affiliate WWJ out of Detroit interviewed cardiologist Dr. Mazen Shoukfeh, who warned that vacation season brings an increased risk of blood clots.
Shoukfeh said that every year, he sees an annual increase in patients with blood clots in their legs during car travel season at his practice. In one extreme case, he said, a patient suffered deep vein thrombosis – a major blood clot – in the leg on a ...
continue reading...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether Fresenius Medical Care, a German-based company that operates and supplies dialysis centers, sat on information suggesting that one of its products carries a potentially lethal risk, according to the New York Times.
Fresenius treats more than a third of the estimated 400,000 Americans who receive dialysis, and is also the country’s leading supplier of dialysis machines and disposable products. It maintains its own clinics, and provides products for other clinics as well.
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continue reading...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether Fresenius Medical Care, a German-based company that operates and supplies dialysis centers, sat on information suggesting that one of its products carries a potentially lethal risk, according to the New York Times.
Fresenius treats more than a third of the estimated 400,000 Americans who receive dialysis, and is also the country’s leading supplier of dialysis machines and disposable products. It maintains its own clinics, and provides products for other clinics as well.
Last ...
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