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Last month, in only a week’s time, a 2-year-old nearly drowned in Tempe after falling in a pool with no fence, a 5-year-old in Glendale died after climbing over a fence and drowning in a pool, and an 18-year-old died after falling in Lake Pleasant and drowning. As temperatures rise and more folks head…

Since the early 80’s studies have suggested a link between talcum powder, used in some baby powder products like Johnson & Johnson, and ovarian cancer. But it wasn’t until recently that its harmful effects have made headlines. This is due in large part to Jacqueline Fox and her family. Jacqueline used Johnson & Johnson…

News of talcum-based products causing ovarian cancer has made headlines in the past few weeks following a $72 million verdict in favor of Jacqueline Fox’s family, a 62-year-old woman who died from ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder (containing talcum powder) for more than 35 years. For women who have used…

For more than two years, the Phoenix wrongful death attorneys at Knapp & Roberts have worked toward justice for the parents who lost their son unexpectedly and tragically to a driver high on methamphetamine. Around 6:30 in the morning on March 26, 2013, Raymond Barela fell asleep while driving west on Indian School Road…

You’ve narrowed down nursing homes in a desired area, now what? Before touring homes, you’ll want to know what to look for. Here are 5 things to consider when choosing a nursing home: 1.) Check for violations. We recommend looking on both the Arizona Department of Health Services Division of Licensing Services website and…

In November, 22-year-old Demi Wright went to the hospital complaining of a pain in her side. After running some diagnostic tests, doctors allegedly admitted Demi to the maternity ward of the hospital after they found hormones similar to pregnancy hormones in those tests. But after a few months, Demi’s pain did not subside. It…

Health Care-Associated Infections is the first report in a series of five in-depth reports analyzing current healthcare safety trends in the U.S. Released March 17 during Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19), this report shows that hospitals are making strides in avoiding central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)….

Yesterday we alerted Arizonans about former Phoenix surgery tech Robert “Rocky” Allen who put patients at risk for Hepatitis B & C or HIV at two valley hospitals: John C. Lincoln Medical Center and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center. But today we’d like to dive deeper into Allen’s employment history, for it brings up a…

Patients who had surgery at John C. Lincoln Medical Center or Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in 2014 may have been exposed to Hepatitis B & C or HIV. A former surgical technician, Robert “Rocky” Allen is the employee who put patients at risk, not only at two hospitals in Phoenix, Arizona, but also nearly…

A new study suggests that a popular class of heartburn medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) might raise a senior’s risk of dementia. These drugs include brands such as Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid. The study conducted by German researchers was published in the journal JAMA Neurology. It found that people 75 years of age…