New evidence has emerged to suggest that undergoing a hip replacement surgery of any kind can be extremely risky.

The side effects of taking antidepressants like Zoloft during pregnancy have been well-documented and prompted numerous class action lawsuits over the past few years.

Around the country, a number of individuals have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, whose subsidiary, DePuy, manufactured faulty hip implants that have since been recalled by the FDA.

A study published in last week’s online edition of Neurology, a scientific journal, linked Zoloft and similar SSRIs to increased risk of certain kinds of stroke.

the usage of surgical mesh has decreased only slightly for certain procedures since the FDA released its 2011 study of transvaginal mesh injuries and the risks associated with the procedure.

According to the Journal ACS Neuroscience, people in the United States used more prescription drugs in 2011 than in any previous year.