When a patient is on dialysis, it is very important for doctors and care providers to do everything possible to help ensure that the dialysis goes smoothly and that nothing happens to compromise the health of the patient either during the dialysis or when providing other medical care. Unfortunately, a…
With advances in energy and technology, many construction projects today involve work with solar power and with alternative energy materials. Unfortunately, these projects require new techniques and a new base of knowledge that not every electrical worker has. When those without experience in the solar power industry are asked to…
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Around 400,000 patients throughout the United States have kidneys that do not function. These patients are treated with dialysis, unless or until they are able to have a transplant of a healthy kidney. The purpose of the dialysis is to pump the blood out of the body, filter it of…
When you hear the words “tire recall,” your mind likely goes to the major recalls that took place in 2000. These recalls were of Firestone tires on Ford vehicles including Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers. The problems were occurring due to the tread of the tires peeling off in a…
When a defective product or a defective medical device causes you harm, you can file a lawsuit against the manufacturer who produced that product. If a person is killed as a result of a defective medical product or device, his or her surviving family members can bring a wrongful death…
As buildings throughout Boston age and become depilated, some old buildings need to be torn down or demolished to make room for new growth and to remove dangerous and failing structures. Unfortunately, demolition of old buildings presents many dangers both for construction workers involved in the demolition and for the…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for regulating the drug and medical device industry in the United States. While the FDA has broad power when it comes to drugs and medical devices, many drug recalls are not done at the behest of the FDA but instead are voluntarily…
In the United States, there are approximately 400,000 Americans receiving dialysis. Unfortunately, those Americans were put at risk in 2012 because of a failure on the part of a company called Fresenius to warn doctors that its GranuFlo contained more of an ingredient that the body converts to bicarbonate. This…
The holiday season is a time when your kids probably got a lot of new toys. All of these new products coming into your home can provide your children with hours of fun over the holiday break and in the coming months. Unfortunately, they can also present a risk to…