Health

Explore legal and safety stories that affect health across Texas and the nation. From dangerous drugs and defective medical devices to hospital safety and patient rights, we highlight how the law protects our well-being and holds negligent parties accountable.

Justice For The Kowalski Family Brings New Hope For The CRPS Community

A family who lost their matriarch to suicide after a hospital grossly mistreated their sick child has won their landmark case. It seems fitting that the case of Maya Kowalski, whose battle with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) was chronicled in a hit 2023 Netflix…

By Bryan Pope

/ 10 Jan 2024

Justice For The Kowalski Family Brings New Hope For The CRPS Community

Netflix Documentary Highlights Family’s CRPS Struggles

A family battles a crippling disease that can be invisible for years and become so painful has been nicknamed “the Suicide Disease.” A health system whose leaders are heavy-handed and seemingly uncaring. For those who suffer from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), the recent Netflix…

By Bryan Pope

/ 2 Oct 2023

Netflix Documentary Highlights Family’s CRPS Struggles

Can Stem Cells Help Treat CRPS?

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic are studying whether human stem cells can help treat complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and the results could lead to medical breakthroughs. There’s currently no cure for the condition, which can be debilitating and leaves sufferers in tremendous pain. Current

By Bryan Pope

/ 8 Jun 2023

Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Filed Over Products Linked to Cancer and Other Serious Medical Conditions

A California woman was among the first women to sue cosmetics giant L’Oréal and other hair straightening manufacturers, claiming their products were responsible for her reproductive health issues.

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 24 May 2023

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Why It’s Important To Hire a CRPS Lawyer

November is CRPS Awareness Month, established to bring attention to a rare but incredibly painful chronic condition occurring in almost 200,000 Americans every year. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is an autoimmune disease of the nervous system, usually resulting from traumatic injury to an ar

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 16 Nov 2022

Why It’s Important To Hire a CRPS Lawyer

Inspirational CRPS Sufferers Don’t Let Their Pain Slow Them Down

Daniel Scali, 28 of Australia, smashed the Guinness World Record for the longest time in the abdominal plank position (male) with 9 hours, 30 minutes and 1 second. Scali’s new record was set on August 6, 2021, in Adelaide, Australia. The new world record replaces…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 26 Oct 2021

Inspirational CRPS Sufferers Don’t Let Their Pain Slow Them Down

Things to Consider Before Visiting an Amusement Park This Summer

Summertime means the kids are out of school, and for many, that means vacation time. A theme park can be an all-inclusive fun way to burn some energy and make your kids happy. About 335 million people visit a U.S. theme park every year, and…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 19 Jul 2021

Things to Consider Before Visiting an Amusement Park This Summer

Texas Hospital Workers COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Dismissed

The unprecedented development speed of the COVID-19 vaccines has created a lot of new questions and few answers. One of them is the legality of mandating your employees to get a vaccine or face termination. Lawsuits arguing against it are landing in courtrooms all over…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 30 Jun 2021

Texas Hospital Workers COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Dismissed

Shoulder Injuries to Remain Eligible for Vaccine Payment Program

With the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, a collective sigh of relief spread across the U.S. Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech developed vaccines in less than a year, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving both vaccines for emergency use in December 2020. As…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 4 May 2021

Shoulder Injuries to Remain Eligible for Vaccine Payment Program

COVID-19 Vaccine Verification: Who Can and Can’t Require It?

COVID-19 vaccinations are rolling out lightning fast – as of April 1, over 54 million people in the U.S. have received it, and states are lowering the age requirement every day. But now that the vaccine is so widely accessible, the next natural question is,…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 7 Apr 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Verification: Who Can and Can’t Require It?

Truth About Discrimination and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA and distributed, the news has been dominated by how quickly it was developed and approved. There has also been quite a bit of coverage about how safe such a new, untested vaccine is and whether we…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 25 Feb 2021

Truth About Discrimination and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccines 101: History, Safety & Your Rights

To most Americans, vaccines are something we have always had. Since birth, we have routinely gotten them, and they are easy to take for granted. But vaccines actually have a long and complicated history, and it took hundreds of years to get where they are…

By The Cochran Firm Texas

/ 25 Jan 2021

Vaccines 101: History, Safety & Your Rights