The Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer has recommended that a pause be put in place on the use of synthetic mesh for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP.) The net-like fabric can be attached into the wall of the vagina to act as a scaffold to support organs, […]
Shannon based Zimmer Biomet has Hip Implant Device Recalled
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled the Zimmer Hip Implant because of a manufacturing mishap. Zimmer, now known as Zimmer Biomet, established a manufacturing facility in Shannon in 2007. The FDA issued the Class 1 recall, the most serious level of recall, for the M/L Taper Hip Implant. This device is part […]
Farm Safety Scheme working as Agricultural deaths down by 40%
The recent Farm Safety Scheme introduced by the Department of Agriculture appears to be working, as new figures released by the Health and Safety Authority confirm that fatalities in the Agricultural sector are down by 40%, with eighteen deaths reported in 2015 compared to thirty in 2014. The Farm Safety Scheme, where farmers are able […]
Medical Malpractice in Ireland Today
Recent figures released by the Courts Service of Ireland indicate that the number of medical malpractice claims being brought by injured patients has increased each year since 2010. Medical Malpractice claims can be brought against General Practitioners, Hospitals, Surgeons, Physiotherapists and Drug Companies. In many cases people are injured through the administration of particular drugs […]
Supreme Court decides failure to get Injuries Board Authority not fatal to Plaintiffs claim
In a judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on the 30th of July 2014 in a case entitled Clarke V O’Gorman the Supreme Court has decided that the failure by a Plaintiff in a personal injuries action to obtain an Authorisation from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (InjuriesBoard.ie) is not fatal to her claim and […]
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