FDA Issues Essure Black Box Warning, But is it Enough?
On February 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it was mandating stronger...
North Carolina Woman Blames Essure for Years of Misery
We publish a lot of blogs concerning problems associated with medical devices in order to provide...
Woman Files Suit Against Rex Medical for IVC Filter Injury
Pennsylvania-based Rex Medical, LP ("Rex") faces a lawsuit involving the company's Option IVC...
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Patients Awarded $500 Million by Jury
On March 17, a Texas jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay approximately $500 million to five...
Johnson & Johnson Besieged By Talc Lawsuits
More than 1,000 women have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the company...
Talcum Powder Under Fire
For decades, talcum powder was thought of as a benign, gentle product. Unfortunately, that no...
Blood Clots: Symptoms and Signs
Blood clots, in many instances, do not lead to serious health consequences. However, when they...
Congressman Demands Criminal Probe into Power Morcellator Deaths
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania is demanding that the U.S. Food and Drug...
Reasons IVC Filters are Used
IVC filters are tiny metal devices that are inserted into the inferior vena cava, the largest vein...
If You Take a Proton Pump Inhibitor, You Need to Be Alert to the Signs of Kidney Failure
Kidney failure, which has been linked to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs such as Prilosec,...
Alternatives to Potentially Dangerous Talcum Powder
The main ingredient in talcum powder, talc, has been linked to the development of ovarian cancer in...
How Did the FDA Blow it on Power Morcellators?
Members of Congress, as well as the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), want to know how...