July 8th, 2008 amy
Despite fears that drug coated stents can do more damage than good in many cases, the FDA has approved yet another drug coated stent — this one called Xience, manufactured by Abbott. This is the fourth drug coated stent to receive FDA approval.
In many cases, drug coated stents do save lives — or at least […]
July 7th, 2008 amy
Gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents can cause serious damage to kidney patients, yet many doctors still aren’t considering the risks when injecting patients with these dyes for an MRI, and many patients don’t know they’re at risk. While non-damaging for most folks, MRI contrast dyes, when given to a patient with kidney problems, can cause Nephrogenic […]
July 3rd, 2008 joshua
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently reported on the rise in the number of hip and knee replacement surgeries over the past decade.
It said during the past ten years, as compared to ten years prior, the number of these surgeries has doubled. At least 750,000 surgeries are performed each year.
The report also noted that during this […]
July 2nd, 2008 joshua
The new Medical Device Safety Act of 2008 would overturn a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year which pre-empted class action lawsuits in state courts.
In Riegel v. Medtronic, the Supreme Court ruled that since the company’s catheter was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the manufacturer could not be sued because the product allegedly […]
July 2nd, 2008 amy
Bone growth products made by Stryker and Medtronic have been linked to life-threatening complications when used without approval in neck fusion surgeries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday.
The FDA has received at least 38 reports in the last four years of neck swelling and breathing problems in patients given the products, which […]
July 1st, 2008 laurie
The Food and Drug Administration is being asked to investigate the use of bisphenol A in medical devices.
Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro is urging the FDA to take the same action as the Canadian health administration in calling for an investigation into the use of BPA.
Recent studies have linked the use of this additive to plastics […]
