Covidien hernia mesh has been used to repair abdominal hernias since 2011. Hernia Mesh products have resulted in many complaints from patients in Hawaiʻi and across the country. Here is an experience reported to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) by a patient with this hernia mesh…
When I first meet with a victim of clergy sex abuse, I do not take notes. I listen. I listen and don’t record anything by writing it down or using an audio recorder. It is important that I concentrate on listening to what the person…
The numbers are daunting. 5.5 million people over age 65 suffer from Alzheimers and 200,000 people under age 65. One in ten people age 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer’s Dementia. That 10% of that population. In the U.S. two-thirds of the people are women.…
It’s not lawsuits that are a problem, it is big corporations and the insurance industry that want to deny justice to people hurt by wrongdoers. The insurance industry, Chamber of Commerce, anti-consumer lobbyists and “tort reform” groups have spent millions of dollars to shield corporations…
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle near Kapolei Walmart By Star-Advertiser staff September 18, 2018 Updated September 18, 2018 9:09pm My question: Why? What happened? Some will automatically conclude that it was a distracted driver. Over 50% of car crashes are caused by distracted drivers
Kavanaugh lied to Congress. Repeatedly. For over 10 years. He is still at it. What do Republican Senators supporting the Kavanaugh nomination say to their families? Their children? Most Republican Senators hope to be judged as righteous role-models of moral life, the word of God…
Please vote for Doug Chin for Congress. Doug Chin is not a professional politician. I am tempted to write that he is a “leader”, but that doesn’t really mean anything. It’s a conclusion. It’s what all of the politicians say about themselves. What has he done?…
There are many huge challenges facing a victim of sex abuse. One of the hardest may be talking to someone about it. The victims of sex abuse all face that anxiety, amidst many other emotions. Talking to someone. Anyone. It is difficult and often impossible…
What were those boys looking for in the grass when Patty Huang, M. D. arrived to pick up her son who had been visiting friends? It turns out the boys were looking for a small ball bearing that had come out of a “Fidget Spinner”, a…
If you listen to the Congressman who just voted for H. R. 1215 you would believe that a large number of medical malpractice trial lawyers are signing up lots of clients every day and filing lawsuits against doctors, and then getting huge settlements for false…
To achieve the rank of “biggest fraud” would take some doing from some (not all) politicians who use lies or half-truths knowing that the public won’t check the facts and hoping that the media won’t educate the public about the truth. But, its Thursday in Honolulu…
If I read public sentiment correctly, people are tired of big government imposing rules and limitations on their rights. Does Washington DC get the message? H. R. 1215 does just the opposite. Here are a few examples: If a defect in medical device like a hip…
