Last week, Vicky Phelan, settled her High Court action against the HSE after she was given incorrect smear test results and is now terminally ill with cervical cancer. Breach of Trust Speaking outside court Ms Phelan said that her case was “unforgivable” and an...
News broke this week of thousands of scans in University Hospital Kerry having to be review after it was discovered that several patients were given incorrect diagnosis. It is understood that over 40,000 scans will be reviewed in a process that has been underway for...
The problems associated with vaginal mesh implants have been much publicised over the last few months. In September 2017 a Plaintiff in the United States was awarded a record $57m damages. She had received a vaginal mesh implant made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J)...
Johnson & Johnson talcum power is typically associated with kid's bath times or a grandparent's bathroom cabinet and has been a household staple for generations In the United States a jury has now ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417m to a woman who claimed...
DePuy Patients - Scans and Second Opinions a Top Priority As far back as March 2011 , UK experts, Mr. David J. Langton, MRCS at University Hospital of North Tees and Dr. Thomas Joyce, Mechanical Engineer at Newcastle University, spoke to DePuy patients at an...
DePuy Hip Recall - Higher than anticipated Failure Rates At the end of 2010 it was estimated that the likely failure rate for the DePuy ASR hip implant stood at 13% after five years. However, at the British Hip Society Annual Conference in early March the UK experts...
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