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Weight Loss Surgery and Medical Malpractice At The Doan Law Firm, we are shocked by the number of medical malpractice cases that come to our attention which involve bariatric (weight-loss) medicine, particularly surgical procedures that are intended to alter the patient’s digestive system. In many such cases the operating physician 1) had not tried non-surgical weight-loss interventions (e.g. dietary restrictions and exercise programs) prior to surgery, 2) failed to inform the patient of the risks associated with surgery involving any…

No matter the time of year, different parts of the nation are hit with major storms. Be they monster snowstorms in the winter, hurricanes in the summer and fall, tornadoes starting the spring, and flooding the year around, catastrophic storms take out power and wreak havoc wherever they strike. Understandably, people facing the aftermath of these storms, and a lack of power, turn to portable generators to maintain some semblance of life until utility companies restore services. While portable generators…

Five Commonly Prescribed HIV Drugs Linked to Kidney Disease and Bone Damage As of 2019 there are about 1.1 million people in the United States living with HIV. In addition, there is an estimated 160,000-plus individuals infected with HIV that do not yet know they have the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of this year, an estimated 40 million people worldwide have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the beginning of the pandemic in…

Bloomsburg University Cracking Down On Fraternity, Sorority Hazing The rising tide of intolerance of fraternity and sorority misconduct has led Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, one of fourteen universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, to place its twenty-five recognized “Greek Life” organizations on an eighteen- month probationary period while the school revamps its anti-hazing, alcohol, and sexual abuse policies. An unnamed source says that the school is acting proactively in response to the growing number of such incidents at…

Bishop Malone Resigns After Investigation Revealed Secret List Of Abusive Priests The Vatican Press Office has announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Richard J. Malone, Bishop of the Buffalo (NY) Diocese, following months of controversy over Malone’s handling of reports of sexually abusive priests in his diocese. The Vatican’s press release stated that Malone’s resignation was effective “immediately” and that Monsignor Edward B. Scharfenberger, also of the Buffalo Diocese, would handle administrative affairs of the diocese pending…