The reports of fungal meningitis linked to a steroid methylprednisolone acetate injected into back pain patients continue to increase. It now appears that some 47 patients in seven states have contracted the disease but it is almost certain that the number infected patients will increase. The public health officials of some 23…
The fungal meningitis outbreak first discovered in Tennessee has been traced to a specialized compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. The New England Compounding Center produced the injections that are linked to at least 26 cases of fungal meningitis in five states – Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Florida. New…
The fungal meningitis outbreak has expanded to 26 people in five states, each of whom received steroid injections. Four people have died, including two Tennesseans. Tennessee has the most victims (18) followed by Virginia (3), Maryland (2), Florida (2) and North Carolina (1). In addition to the two deaths in…
Two patients from the Specialty Surgery Center in Crossville, Tennessee have contracted fungal meningitis, according to a recent report of the Tennessee Department of Health as reported by Channel 2 News. The facility has stopped performing lumbar steroid injections but has not been closed. Earlier news reports indicated that the…
The maker of the steroid solution that was used at Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Center has voluntarily recalled the product. However, theTennessean reports that there has been no definitive link between the steroid solution and the fungal meningitis infections that have injured nine people and killed two. The company that…
An updated article in The Tennessean reveals that the meningitis outbreak at the Saint Thomas Outpatient Neurosurgery Clinic was caused by a fungus. Some eleven patients have contracted a strain of fungal meningitis – all of them received epidural steroid injections at the Outpatient Neurosurgery Clinic between July 30…
BF Goodrich and Uniroyal, part of the Michelin North America tire company, have recalled more than 800,000 tires because of the risk of tire tread belt separation. The voluntary safety recall occurred after quality-control workers noticed a report in problems with the tire – some 150 tires were reported to…
Are you in the market for a new vehicle? Are you interested in knowing the safest vehicles on the road? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its list of the safest vehicles. The IIHS ranks crashworthiness as "good," "acceptable," "marginal" or "poor" based on "performance in high-speed front…
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a law mandating that all rental campers and motor homes include a functioning carbon monoxide detector. The failure to do so gives rise to an action for damages, including the recovery of attorney’s fees. The law was sponsored by Senator Tim Barnes of Clarksville,…
Davol, Inc. produced the Kugel mesh patch to be used to repair abdominal hernias. The patch, consisting of two layers of synthetic mesh surrounded by a flexible plastic “memory-recoil ring," is implanted at the site of a hernia. The ring then springs into place, allowing the hernia to heal and…