The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it failed to turn over documents regarding the use and distribution of the morning sickness drug thalidomide despite repeated requests by attorneys who have filed a birth injury lawsuitagainst the companies involved with the drug. Law360 (subscription required) reports the FDA is being sued for allegedly violating the [...]
Cerebral palsy is a serious birth injury that affects many families in the U.S. The birth injury causes lifelong challenges to both victims and their families, making it difficult to achieve life goals. That’s why this story is so heatwarming and inspiring. Tyler Sexton was born in February 1986, 12 weeks earlier than expected. Soon after the birth, his [...]
In an unusually grisly birth injury case, a Louisville-area mother was awarded $1.4 million in damages by a jury following the accidental decapitation and death of her premature baby during delivery. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Micheatria Donelson was approximately 21-24 weeks pregnant on February 23, 2006, when she was admitted to Norton Suburban Hospital complaining of bleeding. A [...]
While we have heard of handheld devices such as the iPhone or iPad being used as part of therapy programs for children with cerebral palsy, an actual game being developed to raise money for a child with a birth injury is a new – and to us – fantastic idea. According to the video game publication Gamepro, mobile developer [...]
After gaining Internet fame for an audition video posted as part of a reality show contest led by television diva Oprah Winfrey, wheelchair-bound cerebral palsy survivor Zach Anner will star in his own show documenting his travels and exploits around the world. The show, titled “Rollin’ with Zach,” will premiere December 12 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and hopes to raise [...]
A West Palm Beach, Florida, couple has been awarded $4.5 million in abirth injury lawsuit levied against the doctors who did not properly anticipate and care for their child, who was born with no arms and only one leg. The Palm Beach Post reported that Ana Mejia and Rodolfo Santana were awarded the money – half of the $9 million [...]
Birth injuries such as cerebral palsy are a life-long condition. So many adults who were born with cerebral palsy must cope with it as they live their lives, maintain families, and work full-time. With the U.S. Labor Department celebrating October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we thought it would be appropriate to take a moment to honor cerebral palsy [...]
Cerebral palsy is a condition typically contracted through birth injury and the treatment options are few. One Missouri doctor may be changing that with a new, innovative cerebral palsy treatment. While a number of treatments are available for those with cerebral palsy, a new treatment from the St. Louis Children’s Hospital that has been perfected by neurosurgeon Dr. T.S. [...]
If soon-to-be published results from a recently completed clinical trial are any indication, a new device developed by an Israeli medical company may eventually be able to help children with cerebral palsy learn to walk. MediGait, a company headquartered in Haifa, Israel, and founded by Israel Institute of Technology professor Yoram Baram, recently conducted a clinical trial [...]
An electrical engineer from California has taken utilized his technical know-how and created a “FrankenKindle” to help his sister who suffers from cerebral palsy. Using a “hacked” Kindle eBook reader, six large buttons taken from a V.Reader childrens’ eBook device, a few planks of wood, and an array of wiring and circuitry, Glenn from Santa Cruz, [...]
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