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Possible New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer

THE METALLOSIS-CANCER CONNECTION Is it possible that metallosis can act to prevent cancer or to stop its spread? Metallosis is the phenomenon that occurs when tiny particles of chromium and cobalt break off from metal-on-metal hip implants, enter the blood stream, and thence travel throughout…

By Lawrence Egerton

/ 24 Oct 2019

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New information on the Allergan BIOCELL breast implant recall

On July 24, 2019, medical device manufacturer Allergan recalled dozens of models of textured breast implants. The implants have been associated with an increased risk of breast implant-associated anapestic large cell lymphoma (“BIA-ALCL”). Allergan introduced the textured, silicone filled BIOCELL im

By Emily J. Beeson

/ 17 Sep 2019

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Judge Says Smith & Nephew Metal-on-metal Cases Can Move Forward

By Emily J. Beeson

/ 6 Aug 2019

Judge Says Smith & Nephew Metal-on-metal Cases Can Move Forward

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Triad hospitals drop in safety ranks

By Lawrence Egerton

/ 21 May 2019

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2018 Traffic accident statistics in North Carolina

According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), 2018 had the lowest rates of car crashes, injuries, and fatalities across the state since 2014. Statistics in Guilford County followed the same downward trend in number of crashes and injuries, but had higher fatality rates…

By Lawrence Egerton

/ 16 Apr 2019

2018 Traffic accident statistics in North Carolina

Bone Cement Failure in Total Knee Replacements

For years, Egerton Law has been investigating early failure of total knee replacements after receiving many inquiries from injured people. Recent studies indicate that the problem may not be with the hardware, but with the bone cement used to secure it. As with most medical…

By Emily J. Beeson

/ 6 Sep 2018

Bone Cement Failure in Total Knee Replacements

Area Hospital Misdiagnoses Patients, Provides Unnecessary Treatment

Local media has reported that Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has incorrectly diagnosed at least dozens of patients in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina—medical errors that were uncovered after an investigation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. News reports indicate that a

By Emily J. Beeson

/ 11 May 2018

Area Hospital Misdiagnoses Patients, Provides Unnecessary Treatment

N.C. wreck stats show the worst happening more and more

“What’s the worst that could happen?” People oughta ask that question more often, particularly when they’re getting in their cars. A lady a couple of houses from me in Kernersville saw a car blow through two stop signs in our neighborhood this morning. She was…

By Kurt Aktug

/ 10 Mar 2018

N.C. wreck stats show the worst happening more and more

Plaintiffs win big in Xarelto lawsuit

A Pennsylvania state court has returned a verdict in favor of a person injured by the blood thinner Xarelto in the amount of almost $28 million. The verdict comes on the heels of the third defense verdict in the consolidated Xarelto cases in Louisiana federal…

By Emily J. Beeson

/ 4 Jan 2018

An Ode To Bus Safety, as school begins

“The strainht path of Truth the dear Girl’s keep their feet in And ah ! It would do your heart good Cousin Anne To see them arriving at Gracechurch Street Meeting All snugly packed 25 in a van.” Undoubtedly the first verse written in praise of…

By Pierce Egerton

/ 31 Aug 2017

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