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<title>Coal Ash Cleanup Leads to Toxic Exposure Lawsuits</title>
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A subcontractor for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is <a href="https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/07/20/19962/former-cleanup-workers-blame-illnesses-toxic-coal-ash-exposures">facing multiple toxic exposure lawsuits over its alleged mishandling of toxic coal ash</a> following a massive spill in 2008.
The Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant, one of TVA’s sites, was dumping coal ash, a toxic byproduct of coal-fired electricity, into a massive body of water as a means of disposing of it.
Disaster struck in December 2008 when a dike holding back the slurry broke, spilling a billion gallons of coal ash over 400 acres. To make matters worse, when the slurry water evaporated, it left the coal ash behind as dust which flew even farther away.
It was one of the largest industrial accidents in United States history.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Coal Ash Alleged to Cause Ongoing Health Problems</h3>
Now, eight years later, workers who were hired to clean up the spill are plagued by a host of health problems, which they claim have been caused by the coal ash. The workers are <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2462333-tennesee-complaint2.html">suing their employer, Jacobs Engineering Group</a>, the firm contracted by the TVA to clean up after the accident.
The toxic exposure lawsuit alleges that the sludge and ash seeped into the workers’ skin, was inhaled into their lungs, and even traveled through the body to contaminate blood and brain tissue. Some of the ailments Jacobs workers suffer from include:
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Cancer</li><li>Dizziness</li><li>Neuropathy in extremities</li><li>Lung ailments like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia</li><li>Skin irritations</li><li>Neurological problems</li></ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Workers Say They Received Little Protection or Training</h3>
The workers decry the lack of protection and toxic exposure training provided to them, despite the TVA paying lip service to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directive in 2009, as well as receiving Superfund protocols from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Workers also allege that their employers told them the ash was safe when they knew it wasn’t.
Although the TVA wasn’t named in the toxic exposure suit, it says workers were adequately informed of the risks and that claims that toxicity never exceeded “allowable limits.” Yet the ill employees describe working conditions like wading in slurry up to their knees, caked ash all over their hands, face, hair, and even in their teeth. Many say the only protection they wore were safety goggles or paper face masks while they cleaned up the 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic sludge.
If you or a loved one has been exposed to toxic substances without receiving adequate protection or training, you may be entitled to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and more. Contact our toxic exposure legal team to learn more about your case.
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<title>Medical Malpractice in Military Hospitals</title>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a civilian, if you’re the victim of medical negligence or malpractice, you have the right to sue the doctors or hospitals you believe are at fault. However, if you’re in the military on active duty, you can’t sue, even for gross negligence or medical malpractice.
<h2>Why Can’t Servicemen Sue for Medical Malpractice?</h2>
Three little words sum up the reason why members of the military can’t sue for medical malpractice: the Feres Doctrine. 
The 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) gave US citizens the right to sue the federal government in certain situations. However, in 1950, the Supreme Court ruled in Feres v. United States that active duty military personnel can’t sue the government for medical malpractice for illness or injury considered “incidental” to their military service. The Supreme Court’s interpretation of the FTCA is known as <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/feres_doctrine">the Feres Doctrine</a>.
<h2>Feres Doctrine Also Shields Malpractice Away from the Battlefield</h2>
Although it’s easy to see how lawsuits might get out of hand if the government was held liable for every mistake made during combat or training, the Feres Doctrine has been used as precedent to dismiss medical malpractice lawsuits brought by military members whose injuries weren’t a result of their service – like pregnancy complications.
Here are just <a href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2016/07/10/medical-malpractice-military-feres-doctrine/86869724/">a few of the cases</a> which have been dismissed by the Feres Doctrine:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">A Navy Lt. died of blood loss two hours after giving birth at a Washington state Naval hospital because doctors waited too long to order a blood transfusion. Her death would have been easily avoided if the transfusion were ordered earlier.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">A Senior Airman was subjected to amputation of both legs after his aorta was punctured during gallbladder surgery.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">An active duty sailor died at Naval Hospital when doctors botched the chance to give him an antidote to an earlier medication that caused a life-threatening fever.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">A Marine died after a military doctor failed to refer him to an oncologist after discovering a melanoma.</li>
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<h2>Supreme Court Justices Call for Legislative Change</h2>
Law scholars <a href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2016/07/10/medical-malpractice-military-feres-doctrine/86869724/">critical of the broad legal interpretation of Feres</a> include current Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Clarence Thomas. The late Justice Antonin Scalia, wrote in his dissent against the Feres Doctrine decision:
“Feres was wrongly decided and heartily deserves the widespread, almost universal criticism it has received.”
If you believe you or a loved one have a medical malpractice case, <a href="https://hirethebull.com/medical-malpractice/">talk to our lawyers</a>. You may be entitled to compensation for medical care, lost wages, and more. 
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<title>Mother Awarded $53 Million In Birth Injury Lawsuit</title>
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A Chicago-area mother has been awarded $53 million in a birth injury lawsuit. Lisa Ewing gave birth to her son, Isaiah, at University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) in 2004. Isaiah was subsequently diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) – a condition which Ewing claims the hospital caused.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Mother and Baby Received Delayed Hospital Care</h2>
When Ewing arrived at UCMC she was 40 weeks pregnant and had come in because <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-u-of-c-malpractice-verdict-0701-biz-20160630-story.html">she was concerned that the baby wasn’t moving as much</a> as he had previously. Ewing had to wait 12 hours to see a doctor.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Plaintiff Claims Negligent Care and Poor Diagnostics</h2>
During her time in the waiting room, Ewing alleges that the <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-u-of-c-malpractice-verdict-0701-biz-20160630-story.html">hospital staff failed to recognize signs that Isaiah’s brain was being deprived of oxygen</a>. The birth injury lawsuit presented evidence that doctors and nurses committed 20 missteps in their treatment of her and the baby, including:
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li style="font-weight: 400;">Failing to carefully monitor fetal distress</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Failing to perform a cesarean section in a timely manner</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Mistakes in following a chain of command</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Failure to obtain accurate cord blood gases</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Lack of awareness of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Failure to detect hypoxia, a drop in the baby’s supply of oxygen</li></ul>
The mistakes ultimately led to the delay of Ewing’s cesarean section, resulting in damage to Isaiah’s brain that Ewing says could have been prevented.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is Cerebral Palsy (CP)?</h2>
CP is a motor disability that impairs movement, balance, and posture. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/data.html">an average of 1 in 323 children in the U.S. have CP</a>. CP is caused by abnormal brain development or an injury to the brain that impairs muscle control. There are various ways that the brain can be impacted resulting in CP, including:
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li style="font-weight: 400;">Lack of oxygen during the birth process or another birth injury</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Brain infections like meningitis or encephalitis</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Injuries like car accidents or child abuse</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Poor blood flow to the brain caused by strokes, clotting issues, or other vascular defects</li></ul>
These events can happen before or during the child’s birth and can even occur during the brain’s critical development period in the first years of life.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hospital Claims No Negligence</h2>
UCMC maintains that there were no mistakes in the treatment of Ewing or her son. They say that Ewing was properly treated for an infection, which can cause CP, and that the staff’s actions were benign. 
An <a href="http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/510941466-jury-awards-53-million-med-malpractice-verdict-but-u-of-chicago-asks-judge-to-toss-it">expert witness testified</a> on the hospital’s behalf that the fetus experienced no oxygen deprivation and had normal blood oxygen levels.
The hospital is seeking a mistrial or an appeal. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-u-of-c-malpractice-verdict-0701-biz-20160630-story.html">UCMC’s post-verdict statement</a> said:
Ewing’s lawyer “prejudicially argued that the defendant’s case was built on a falsehood and proceeded to equate defendant’s conduct and testimony of its witnesses with the propaganda techniques notoriously and unmistakably associated with Nazi Germany.” 
The hospital went on to say that the plaintiff’s “closing argument shattered the line between zealous advocacy and improper prejudicial statements.”
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Award Will Go Toward Child’s Lifetime Medical Care Needs</h2>
At the end of the birth injury trial, the jury deliberated about four hours before announcing its verdict. The $53 million award is the estimated cost of 24-hour-a-day care for Isaiah’s lifetime. 
It <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-u-of-c-malpractice-verdict-0701-biz-20160630-story.html">includes $28.8 million for future caretaking expenses</a> after his mother can no longer care for him – like wheelchairs and someone to bathe, feed, and dress him. The damages also include $7.2 million for future medical expenses.
If your loved one experienced a birth injury due to medical malpractice or negligent care, your family may be entitled to compensation. <a href="https://hirethebull.com/medical-malpractice/birth-injury/">Talk to our legal team</a> to learn more about whether you’re entitled to reimbursement for lost wages, medical care, and more. 
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<title>The New Medical Lawsuit Trend: Doctors Taking Bribes</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[You don’t need to look far to find the for-profit fabric of American healthcare fraying. Turning a service profession into a profit center has created opportunities for corruption at every level of healthcare – from doctors to hospitals to pharmaceutical companies. 
While it’s true that some people don’t need much temptation to succumb to greed, even those who are committed to serving the sick – and vowed to “first do no harm” – can fall prey to an entire system built around pursuit of profit over people’s health. 
Malpractice isn’t the only reason for a medical lawsuit to be filed. Bribery and kickbacks take center stage in the latest cases.
<h2>Doctors Taking Kickbacks for Lab Referrals</h2>
In June, New York family doctor Bret Ostrager was <a href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/lab_olympus_cases_show_doctors_not_immune_to_corru.html">sentenced to 37 months in prison</a> for taking bribes from a lab. The blood testing lab paid Ostrager over $100,000 in exchange for sending his patients to them. The federal prosecutors are saying it’s the largest medical bribery case they’ve ever tried.
Just down the New Jersey Turnpike from Ostager’s trial, another doctor was also caught with his hand in the cookie jar. <a href="http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/06/nj_doctor_sentenced_for_taking_kickbacks_covering.html">Paresh Patel got a year in prison for kickbacks</a> that paid for his home remodeling and property taxes. All Patel had to do was point his patients in the direction of the bribing lab for tests. The lab in question is also awaiting sentencing.
<h2>Biodiagnostic Roundup Nets 100% Guilty Pleas</h2>
Perhaps these crooked labs were inspired, John Dillinger-style, by a lab scam uncovered in 2013, perpetrated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (BLS). Feds nabbed 22 doctors and 11 BLS employees running a $100 million kickback machine. So abundant was the evidence in this federal medical lawsuit that <a href="http://www.darkdaily.com/more-doctors-to-see-jail-time-in-biodiagnostic-laboratory-services-case-but-question-remains-will-federal-prosecutors-send-lab-executives-and-doctors-to-jail-in-the-health-diagnostics-and-singulex1026#axzz4CoVxSWcg">all 22 of the doctors plead guilty to criminal anti-kickback charges</a>.
<h2>Olympus Bribes Doctors for Medical Device Orders</h2>
But health care fraud isn’t limited to doctors and labs. Medical device manufacturers are in on the lucrative game, too. <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-equipment-company-will-pay-646-million-making-illegal-payments-doctors-and-hospitals">Medical device manufacturer Olympus bribed doctors</a> to buy its products and got slapped with a medical lawsuit. Olympus settled to the tune of a $623 million.
<h2>Medicare Fraud by Doctors Hurts Taxpayers</h2>
<a href="https://hirethebull.com/malpractice-medicare-fraud/">Medicare fraud is another favorite target of healthcare greed</a>. Fraudsters may consider it a “victimless crime” to bilk the government out of millions of dollars, but you and everyone you know pays for these crimes since Medicare is funded by taxpayers. 
Has your doctor been up to no good? If you’ve been treated by a medical professional who has been associated with bribes, kickbacks, or malpractice, <a href="https://hirethebull.com/medical-malpractice/">talk to our lawyers</a>. You may be entitled to compensation.
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<title>Parents Suing Over Birth Defects Linked to Zofran Use</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[A family hit by tragedy is suing pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), alleging that the company knew that a generic version of its drug Zofran (ondansetron) caused fetal birth defects, but failed to warn patients. 
Trish and Bryce Belanger have filed suit in Louisiana, claiming their two children developed birth defects after Trish used ondansetron to help treat her morning sickness.
<h2>Mother Used Zofran to Help Morning Sickness</h2>
GSK obtained a patent for ondansetron in 1988 and was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale in the US as <a href="http://drugoutlook.com/drugs-and-devices/zofran/">Zofran</a> in 1991. Generic versions of ondansetron were approved in December 2006. The Belanger’s children were born in 2009 and 2010.
Ondansetron was originally approved to ease nausea for chemotherapy patients. Its use then spread to help patients with other nausea-inducing conditions like radiation therapy, post-surgical nausea, and gastroenteritis. 
<h2>“Off-Label” Use of Zofran Didn’t Have Adequate Warnings</h2>
Using ondansetron to treat morning sickness is considered an “off-label” use of the drug. An <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538391/">off-label prescription</a> occurs when a doctor prescribes an FDA-approved drug to treat a disease or symptom for which the drug hasn’t been approved.
<h2>GSK Made Billions on the Nausea Drug</h2>
Before its patent expired, Zofran was a high-earning drug for GSK. In 2006, it was the 20th highest-selling drug in the US. Zofran made GSK $1.3 billion in only the first three quarters of 2006. Generics pharma companies Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and SICOR Pharmaceuticals picked up the rights to sell the unbranded generic version, ondansetron, at the end of 2006.
<h2>Parents’ Heartbreak Over Zofran Birth Defects</h2>
The Belangers claim that GSK knew the risks to pregnant women but continued to market the drug with inadequate warning labels.
Other parents across the country have also filed suit against GSK. In Alabama alone, 151 new cases were added to a lawsuit against GSK, including couples like <a href="http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/zofran_story.html">Jon and Clara Rickman</a>. Their son was born with heart defects they attribute to ondansetron, forcing the infant to endure open heart surgery at only four days old.
<h2>Studies on Zofran Birth Defects Mixed</h2>
One study on fetal safety with ondansetron looked at fewer than 200 births, finding no risks. However, other studies show increased risks for cleft palate, QT prolongation, and torsade de pointes. The US <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3470505/">National Institutes of Health</a> advise: “Based on the data available today, ondansetron use cannot be assumed to be safe during pregnancy.”
If you think Zofran or other pharmaceutical use may have caused a birth defect in one of your family members, you may be entitled to compensation. Talk to our legal team.
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<title>VA Failed to Cover TBI Treatment for 24,000 Veterans</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has offered to <a href="http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2795">reassess the claims of over 24,000 military veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury</a> (TBI) whose disability claims were rejected between 2007 and 2015. Claims were initially denied to some veterans because their TBI exams weren’t conducted in compliance with the VA’s coverage requirements at the time.
<h2>VA Corrects Past TBI Claims</h2>
Previously, to get treatment for TBI, veterans needed an initial exam conducted by one of only four “recognized” medical specialties: <a href="http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2795">a psychiatrist, physiatrist, neurosurgeon, or neurologist</a>. If the veteran had been diagnosed by a doctor in a different medical specialty, he or she was denied coverage for TBI under the VA.
<h2>VA Secretary Provides Equitable Relief</h2>
However, with the release of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald’s statement on June 1, 2016, the VA will now provide “<a href="http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2795">equitable relief</a>” for those TBI claimants who were denied between 2007 and 2015. 
Equitable relief is “a unique legal remedy that allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to correct an injustice to a claimant where VA is not otherwise authorized to do so within the scope of the law.” 
<h2>What Is TBI?</h2>
TBI occurs when a person experiences <a href="http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/about-traumatic-brain-injury/article/tbi-basics">a blow to the head that impacts normal brain function</a>. The most common TBIs are categorized as “mild” and are commonly called concussions. Diagnosis is complex because symptoms can manifest in many different ways, such as:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Physical symptoms like headaches, balance problems, or light sensitivity</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Cognitive symptoms like memory gaps, concentration problems, or language impairments</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Emotional symptoms like irritability, anxiety, or depression</li>
</ul>
<h2>VA Review Revealed Wrongly Rejected Claims</h2>
<a href="http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2795">Secretary McDonald’s announcement</a> came about as the result of a national review of over 24,000 TBI examinations and disability compensation claims made between 2007 and 2015.
McDonald called TBI a “signature injury” for veterans of wars conducted in the 21st century. He acknowledged that “we let these veterans down” and proclaimed that it is “a privilege” to help them.
<h2>Retroactive VA Benefits for Veterans</h2>
The VA will award benefits to veterans retroactively to the date of their initial claim. The <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/va-admits-25000-veterans-received-improper-brain-injury/story?id=39734423">department will contact all the TBI vets affected</a> by the study. Vets won’t be required to file new claims. However, it is unclear if the new policy will assist vets whose injury occurred prior to 2007.
<h2>TBI and the Military</h2>
In 1992, the US Congress created the <a href="http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/">Defence and Veterans Brain Injury Center</a> (DVBIC) as a response to the increased severity of head injuries soldiers sustained in the first Persian Gulf War. The DVBIC helps veterans with TBIs coordinate exams and treatment with their claims benefits as well as conducting ongoing studies of military TBIs.
Some <a href="http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/dod-worldwide-numbers-tbi">facts about TBI</a> in the military:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Since the first numbers were tracked in 2000, cases of TBI have increased over 51% – from about 11,000 cases in 2000 to over 22,000 last year.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Cases in the military peaked in 2011 at almost 33,000 injuries and have been gradually declining since then due to a substantial drawdown of Army personnel in both reserves and on active duty.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">The vast majority of these cases are classified as “mild” by the Department of Defense. However, although mild diagnoses are falling, the rate of severe TBIs has held steady since 2000.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Soldiers in the Army are by far the most at-risk branch of the military for TBIs.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Military members exposed to blast injuries had the highest risk. However, military personnel are also exposed to TBIs caused by bullets, falls, and vehicle accidents.</li>
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Mesothelioma is a type of malignant cancer that is typically seen around the lungs. One of the primary causes of mesothelioma is asbestos exposure. Miners have a high risk of contracting mesothelioma as do rescue workers, like the first responders to the September 11, 2001 attacks. However, mesothelioma can affect many other people too. Here are the mesothelioma statistics you need to know.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Number of Mesothelioma Cases and Deaths</h2>
According to the <a href="http://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignantmesothelioma/detailedguide/malignant-mesothelioma-key-statistics">American Cancer Society</a>:
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>About 3,000 cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed per year in the US.</li><li>About 2,500 deaths per year are attributable to mesothelioma.</li><li>The rate of mesothelioma diagnoses currently remains stable or slightly lower after an increase between the 1970s and 1990s.</li><li><a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/mesothelioma">In the UK</a>, which has a smaller population than the US, 2,688 cases of mesothelioma were diagnosed in 2012, with 2,429 deaths.</li></ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Demographics of Mesothelioma</h2>
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Men have a higher incidence of mesothelioma than women.</li><li>The decline in the number of overall mesothelioma cases is likely due to an overall trend in men’s workplaces, as fewer are now exposed to asbestos (e.g., mining).</li><li>This type of cancer is more prevalent in Caucasians and Hispanics than in other races or ethnicities.</li><li>According to the <a href="http://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignantmesothelioma/detailedguide/malignant-mesothelioma-key-statistics">American Cancer Society</a>, the average age of mesothelioma diagnosis is 69.</li></ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Risk Factors for Mesothelioma</h2>
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Roughly 80% of mesothelioma cases result from asbestos exposure.</li><li>Asbestos exposure is linked to some jobs like mining, factory work, creating or installing insulation, plumbing, or construction, <a href="http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003119-pdf.pdf">among others</a>.</li><li>A worker’s family can also be exposed to asbestos from inhaling the tiny fibers that cling to clothing.</li><li>Exposure to high doses of radiation to the chest can also lead to mesothelioma.</li></ul>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Diagnosis and Survival Numbers for Mesothelioma</h2>
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Mesothelioma can take years to show up after exposure to risk factors – between 20 and 40 years.</li><li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/wtc/pdfs/wtchpminlatcancer2013-05-01.pdf">The 9/11 first responders</a> experienced an average of 11-years’ latency of onset.</li><li>5-year survival rates for mesothelioma depend on how old a person is when the cancer is detected. If diagnosed before age 45, patients have more than a 40% chance of surviving – but that chance drops dramatically with age.</li><li>However, since mesothelioma is resistant to radiation and chemotherapy, long-term survival or complete remission is rare.</li></ul>
If you think you have symptoms of mesothelioma along with risk factors for the disease, it’s important to see your doctor as soon as possible. If you are diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact our <a href="https://hirethebull.com/medical-malpractice/mesothelioma/">legal team</a> to talk about whether you can be compensated for the costs of your medical expenses, time spent off work, and more. 
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Doctors in England are conducting a <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/16/02/p6192039/new-clinical-trial-will-test-method-for-preventing-seeding-of-mesotheli">mesothelioma clinical trial</a> to determine if a treatment called prophylactic irradiation of tracks (PIT) can prevent additional tumors in patients who undergo biopsies to confirm their diagnoses. Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer that is associated with exposure to asbestos or high doses of radiation.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">How Diagnosis of Mesothelioma Can Be Dangerous</h3>
One particularly insidious aspect of mesothelioma is that diagnosing it can make it worse. Since there is no blood test yet available that can diagnose mesothelioma, doctors must resort to biopsies. The clinical trial being conducted by British doctors will attempt to prevent “seeding” in these cancer patients. Seeding is the process by which mesothelioma tumors can metastasize along the needle site of a biopsy. <a href="https://survivingmesothelioma.com/preventing-new-tumor-seeding-after-mesothelioma-biopsy/">About 15% of biopsy patients</a> who have mesothelioma will develop these additional, “seeded” tumors.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Various Biopsy Methods Being Tested</h3>
According to <a href="https://survivingmesothelioma.com/preventing-new-tumor-seeding-after-mesothelioma-biopsy/">Surviving Mesothelioma</a>, the clinical trial will look at various biopsy methods:
<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>CT-guided needle biopsy</li><li>Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (known as VATs)</li><li>Thoracoscopy (a scope is used to look at the lungs and their linings)</li><li>Open thoracotomy (a major surgery involving the opening of the chest cavity)</li></ul>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Studying the Impact of Prophylactic Irradiation of Tracks (PIT)</h3>
The <a href="http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e010589.full">UK study will involve 374 mesothelioma patients</a>, half of whom will be given prophylactic irradiation of tracks (PIT) after their biopsies. PIT is the process of irradiating the trail – or “tracks” –  left by the biopsy instruments at the end of the biopsy procedure. The doctors performing the clinical trial hope the post-biopsy radiation will rid the area of any stray mesothelioma cells and prevent seeded tumors from arising. The other half of the patients in the mesothelioma clinical trial – the control group – will not be treated with PIT.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">A Promising Study</h3>
<a href="http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-smallcell/detailedguide/small-cell-lung-cancer-treating-radiation-therapy">Prophylactic radiation is already in use</a> as a means of preventing some types of lung cancer from metastasizing to the brain. Additionally, PIT is already being used in other European countries after mesothelioma biopsy procedures. Dr. Neil Bayman, one of the lead doctors involved in the English study, is the Clinical Director of the Manchester Cancer Lung Pathway. He is also an active member of The Christie School of Oncology, the “largest single site cancer center in Europe, treating more than 44,000 patients a year,” <a href="http://www.christie.nhs.uk/about-us/about-the-christie/a-profile-of-the-christie/">according to its website</a>.
For more detailed information about the study, <a href="http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e010589.abstract?sid=c37189c2-bd58-4977-8b38-1038f0251754">read its protocol abstract online at BMJ Open</a>. To learn more about mesothelioma diagnosis and survival, read these <a href="https://hirethebull.com/mesothelioma-statistics/">Mesothelioma Statistics</a>.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Researchers who worked with pharma companies Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Bayer withheld data when submitting research about their blood-thinning drug <a href="http://drugoutlook.com/drugs-and-devices/xarelto/">Xarelto</a>, say <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/document-claims-drug-makers-deceived-a-top-medical-journal.html">lawyers who are suing the companies</a>. The plaintiffs contend that J&J and Bayer withheld data in an attempt to mislead the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) about the Xarelto trial.
<h2>Xarelto Is the US’s Best-Selling Blood Thinner</h2>
Xarelto is a popular blood-thinning medication that was approved for use in the United States in 2011. Xarelto’s popularity has displaced the previous generation of blood-thinners like warfarin, earning nearly $2 billion last year in the US alone.
<h2>Xarelto Trial Research Had Faulty Equipment</h2>
In February this year, BMJ, a British medical journal, <a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i575.full">published the results of its investigation</a> into the FDA <a href="https://hirethebull.com/xarelto-regulatory-trial/">regulatory approval trial</a> for Xarelto. The journal’s investigation found that a crucial measuring device used in the study was faulty.
The malfunctioning device gave readings that resulted in researchers over-medicating some of the trial’s subjects, causing increased bleeding in the drugs competing with Xarelto – namely warfarin. The BMJ called for further investigation into whether the device significantly impacted the results of the Xarelto trial.
<h2>Xarelto Researchers Defend Their Findings</h2>
The researchers who worked with J&J and Bayer in conducting the FDA-approval Xarelto trial <a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1515842#t=article">responded to the BMJ’s questions in late February with a letter to the NEJM</a>. Although the letter concluded that the faulty measuring device didn’t have a significant impact on the ultimate outcome of the trial, it failed to provide lab data to the research community.
<h2>Possible Interference by Big Pharma Companies?</h2>
Typically, lab data is provided on published studies so that peers of those who worked on the studies can run their own verifications or other analyses on the study’s raw data. However, no lab data accompanied the NEJM letter. 
As a result, some researchers are suggesting that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/document-claims-drug-makers-deceived-a-top-medical-journal.html">J&J and Bayer may have pressured the NEJM or the researchers</a> into not sharing their data set so that outside analysis couldn’t refute the results of their Xarelto trial. For its part, the NEJM says that neither J&J or Bayer had contacted the publication.
<h2>Former FDA Panelist Disparages Xarelto Study</h2>
Perhaps the most compelling quote on data flap comes from Dr. Steven Nissen, who <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/document-claims-drug-makers-deceived-a-top-medical-journal.html">voted against Xarelto’s approval</a> while on the FDA’s advisory panel in 2011: “Given the fact that the device was inaccurate, there is no way anybody can tell you what would have happened in the trial.”
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[Last month, <a href="http://www.krem.com/news/local/spokane-county/blue-water-navy-veterans-struggle-with-toxin-exposure/202072046">US Navy veterans held rallies</a> in several US cities to garner support for a new veterans’ healthcare law. The group, which calls itself the Blue Water Navy, is composed of about 90,000 living Navy veterans who served in the Vietnam War and are suffering physical health problems as a result of Agent Orange exposure during their service.
<h2>Agent Orange and the Vietnam War</h2>
Soldiers, sailors, and airmen alike suffered the effects of the US Government’s use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War, used widely from 1961-1971. It was typically sprayed from the air onto heavily forested jungle regions to destroy foliage in an effort to curb guerrilla warfare. 
An estimated <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/12/us/agent-oranges-long-legacy-for-vietnam-and-veterans.html?_r=0">20 million US gallons</a> (75.7 liters) of aerial defoliants (plant-killing chemicals) were used during the war. Although Agent Orange could clear out acres of vegetation, soldiers were told it wasn’t harmful to humans.
<h2>Toxic Dioxin Could Have Poisoned Vietnam Vets</h2>
Only after US involvement in Vietnam ended did the US military reveal that Agent Orange had been contaminated with an extremely toxic dioxin compound called Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD). Dioxins like TCDD can cause <a href="http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/intheworkplace/agent-orange-and-cancer">a host of medical problems for humans</a> and animals, including cancer.
Since the war ended, Vietnam veterans have fought to get Agent Orange recognized as a contributor to various health issues. Worldwide health agencies have also weighed in on how Agent Orange Exposure could affect veterans’ health.
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">World Health Organization (WHO) – Calls dioxins “highly toxic and can cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones, and also cause cancer.” However, WHO says links between TCDD and cancer or diabetes as “still being investigated.”</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;">Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies – Claims there’s sufficient evidence of an association between Agent Orange exposure and soft tissue sarcoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin disease, and other leukemias.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">National Toxicology Program (NTP) – The NTP hasn’t specifically pointed to Agent Orange as a health risk, but it does list TCDD as “known to be a human carcinogen.” There are also some studies which suggest a possible, if not definitive, link to other kinds of illnesses like peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson’s, hypertension, stroke, ischemic heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.</li>
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<h2>VA Denies Sailors Medical Treatment for Agent Orange Exposure</h2>
Although the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) qualifies a host of <a href="http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/conditions/index.asp">illnesses and disabilities as eligible for healthcare treatments</a> as a result of Agent Orange exposure, some sailors who served in Vietnam don’t have access to them. 
The Blue Water Navy served in Vietnam aboard Navy ships, supporting the ground and air troops from the sea – including handling of herbicides as well as bathing in and drinking sea water that had been reclaimed from areas with Agent Orange exposure. However, the VA will only cover non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for these servicemen and women.
As its reason for denying care for Blue Water Navy personnel, the VA cites a 2011 study called <a href="http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2011/Blue-Water-Navy-Vietnam-Veterans-and-Agent-Orange-Exposure.aspx#sthash.he8W182K.dpuf">Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure</a> which found that “there was not enough information for the HMD to determine whether Blue Water Navy personnel were or were not exposed to Agent Orange.”
<h2>Blue Water Navy Pushes for Agent Orange Legislation</h2>
The Blue Water Navy group disagrees with the VA’s assessment – and they’re trying to get legislation passed which will allow them to get the same treatments available to other vets who were harmed by Agent Orange. These <a href="http://bluewaternavy.org/">veteran seamen and women held rallies</a> in support of new legislation in Houston, TX, Eureka, CA, Cumberland, MD, Newington, CT, and Spokane, WA, in support of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers’s legislation.
While this story about Vietnam veterans and Agent Orange exposure is sad, it’s not the only story of its kind. Many people fall victim to toxic exposure, including residential, agricultural, and occupational sources. If you or a loved one has been the victim of toxic exposure, you could be entitled to compensation for medical costs, lost wages, and more. Contact our <a href="https://hirethebull.com/medical-malpractice/toxic-tort/">toxic tort lawyers</a> to learn more.
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