Recent Blog Posts
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Raising hope for traumatic brain injury patients In April, President Obama announced the BRAIN initiative, a new research challenge aimed at unlocking how the human brain works and how brain ailments and injury might be addressed. The BRAIN initiative is supported by $100 million in funding from agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the… Read More »
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In 2006 Linda Gross, a nurse from South Dakota, was diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Ms. Gross received a Gynecare Prolift transvaginal mesh implant that later caused neurological complications and scarring. After 18 operations to repair damage caused by the mesh, Ms. Gross sued Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. POP is a… Read More »
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While the rate of traffic fatalities in the United States has declined in recent years, the rate of pedestrian fatalities in 2010 increased four percent from 2009. The increase in fatalities may reflect an increase in pedestrians on the street — or a decrease in the speed of pedestrians crossing the street. Research reported by… Read More »
