Abbott Accused by Whistle-Blower in Federal Lawsuit of Promoting Cholestoral Drug for Unapproved Uses
By: George Mikhail A former saleswoman of Abbott Laboratories has filed a federal lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company accusing them of illegally promoting TriCor, a cholesterol drug, for uses that […]
Recalls of Medical Devices Reach a 2-Year High
By: George Mikhail The number of medical device products affected by recalls has increased the past eight quarters reaching over 123 million units recalled in the second quarter of 2012, […]
Failing Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants May Pose Health Risks by Releasing Toxic Nano-Particles
By: George Mikhail Failing metal-on-metal hip replacements may be causing further medical complications by releasing toxic nano-particles. A new study published by the Journal of Chemical Communications indicates that the […]
Doctor Study Shows Why Robot Fails
By Paul Rheingold: A new article by New York City gynecologists using the Intuitive daVinci robot is the fullest explanation to date of the risks of serious tissue burns, including […]
Experts Find Birth Experience More Traumatic Than Commonly Thought
Birthing a child is supposed to be a joyous and celebratory occasion. Unfortunately, some expectant mothers leave the delivery room with more than just a bundle of joy. Researchers are […]
Yaz Lawsuit Settlements Increase to $402.6 Million
Bayer said settlements of lawsuits over the company’s line of birth control contraceptives have risen to more than $402 million. So far, Bayer has resolved almost 1,900 cases in which […]
Rival Hip Implant Company Tried to Block Approval of New Hip Replacement Device
Back in 2006, Wright Medal Inc. took steps to convince the FDA to reject pre-market approval of rival Smith & Nephew’s Birmingham metal-on-metal hip implant. Wright Medical, who manufacturers the […]
Another Tour Bus Crash Near NYC
ERBS Palsy and Shoulder Dystocias
Written by Paul Rheingold A major medical article (titled “A comparison of obstetric maneuvers for the acute management of shoulder dystocia”) recently described good practices that obstetricians should follow to […]
Recall of Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Stems
Stryker Orthopaedics voluntarily recalled two of its devices that are used in artificial hip replacements: Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems. This immediately removes both devices from the market and […]