A recently released CDC study indicates that a third of U.S. prescription painkiller overdoses are caused by methadone, despite the drug only accounting for two percent of all painkiller prescriptions.

A woman and her husband recently won $5.5 million in a transvaginal mesh case against medical device company C.R. Bard Inc. Bard is one of many transvaginal mesh implant manufacturers

In our last post, we discussed the growing number of children who suffer severe spinal cord injuries at trampoline centers. CNN reports that trampoline injuries caused over 90,000 emergency room

Trampoline centers are a growing trend in California and across the country. Unlike traditional backyard trampolines, new trampoline centers are state-of-the-art facilities that feature dodge ball courts and other amenities.

Dog bites are a common problem throughout the San Francisco area. Hundreds of people are injured by dog bites every year and many injuries caused by dogs result in permanent

A significant number of kidney donors are suffering life-threatening injuries because of the use of surgical clips to close arteries after kidney surgery. Surgical clips can slip off of the

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was recently slapped with a $3 billion fine for illegally marketing a variety of drugs for unapproved, off-label uses. Authorities brought criminal and civil fines against GSK

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently issued a bulletin to motorcoach companies regarding weight limits on double-decker buses. Fully loaded buses can experience tire failures that lead to bus

Communication breakdowns and inadequate note-taking seem to be primarily responsible for the nursing failures that led to a patient’s wrongful death at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The California

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center was recently fined $75,000 by the California Department of Public Health for a nursing malpractice incident that caused in a patient’s death. The patient was