The baby boomer generation is getting older, which means more and more of this population of people will be requiring medical procedures like hip implants. In fact, it’s estimated that in as few as fifteen years, people in the United States will be getting up to one million hip implants per year. A hip implant […]
One former hospital employee was sentenced recently for infecting dozens of patients with Hepatitis C, according to an article on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. The thirty-four-year-old man would steal pain killers in the hospitals he worked in, and replace them with saline-filled syringes that had his own blood on them. Many patients used these […]
Erin Brockovich is taking a stand, along with many women all over the United States, to fight against what they believe to be faulty information they were given about getting the sterilization device, Essure, implanted in their fallopian tubes. Many of these women have suffered from various side effects because of the device, which is supposed […]
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention there have been fifteen deaths due to steroidal injections that all came from the same company. The company, the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, has recalled all of its products and stopped operations. The steroid, methylprednisolone acetate, was given primarily to people who were […]
The New York Times has reported that the largest provider of dialysis in the United States, Fresenius Medical Care, is under investigation by the FDA. The operator of one third of the country’s dialysis centers had sent a warning to their physicians that the drug Granuflo may cause cardiac arrest if used improperly. This product […]
The FDA is looking into metal on metal hip replacements due to the number of complaints and lawsuits that have been filed. These replacements tend to have more problems than just those you may expect when having a joint replaced. The FDA says that part of the problem is that metallic debris can come off […]
A unit of Johnson & Johnson reported to a West Virginia Judge that the company is planning to stop worldwide sales of certain vaginal mesh implants following actions filed by more than 600 women claiming the product caused injuries. These devices are threaded into place and claims have been made that the product erodes and shrink […]
On May 10 the FDA announced an alert about a medical procedure called “liberation therapy” which is used to relieve chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency. The “treatment” is believed by some to have a positive effect on those suffering from multiple sclerosis. The theory is that blood and spinal fluid cannot properly drain from the brain […]
Thoratec Corportion is recalling its HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (HM II LVAS) due to a defect which could cause serious complications for heart patients. The FDA is notifying health care professionals of a Class 1 Recall due to detachment of the bend relief from its intended position around the proximal outflow graft may […]
Three deaths and 13 serious personal injuries have led to the voluntary recall of endoscopic surgical staples used in thoracic surgery. Last week, Covidien, a global manufacturer of medical devices and healthcare products, issued a voluntary recall of Duet TRS Universal Straight and Articulating Single Use Loading Units (surgical staples), advising against their use in thoracic […]
