Washington Day 2: Advocates fight for health safety of ALL consumers
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 – The Essure Problems advocacy group met with both members of Congress and members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today in Washington, D.C. In the last two...
‘I knew at some point that I could very well die’: Man suffers disastrous tear in artery after taking Cipro
[caption id="attachment_33899" align="alignleft" width="225"] Jerry Conway was healthy and active before the antibiotic Cipro allegedly caused serious damage to his heart.[/caption] Meet Jerry Conway. A man who went from being...
In Washington: Advocates push for support of Ariel Grace’s Law
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 – Advocates from the Essure Problems Facebook page are in Washington, D.C. this week meeting with members of Congress and lobbying for the passage of two...
Essure advocates in Washington, D.C. this week to lobby for Ariel Grace’s Law
Sept. 12, 2016 -- “E-sisters,” the name coined for the women who have been adversely affected by the Essure permanent birth control device, will have their day in D.C. this week....
New FDA safety communication highlights why power morcellators should not be used in hysterectomies
Sept. 8, 2016 – San Diego, CA Some of the tests physicians rely on to screen for ovarian cancer in women may not be accurate enough to use, the Food...
FDA OKs Bayer’s mandatory safety study on Essure
Sept. 7, 2016 – San Diego, CA The Food and Drug Administration on Friday signed off on Bayer’s mandatory post-market surveillance study to test the safety and efficacy of its...
NJ judge dismisses 2 talc cancer lawsuits
Sept. 6, 2016 – San Diego, CA A judge in Atlantic County, NJ dismissed two talcum powder lawsuits on Sept. 2, citing insufficient medical evidence linking baby powder and ovarian...
Essure claim passes preemption test, proceeds in Idaho federal court
Sept. 5, 2016 – San Diego, CA — Another lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare regarding its permanent sterilization device Essure escaped federal preemption and is allowed to move forward on one claim, an...
Plavix ruling paves way for more mass torts in Calif.
Calif. Supreme Court decision clarifies boundaries in exercising specific jurisdiction – What will this mean for Essure? SAN DIEGO, CALIF., Sept. 2 2016 -- A ruling made by the California Supreme...
Ky. attorney general accuses GranuFlo maker of Medicaid fraud, files lawsuit
Sept. 1, 2016 – San Diego, CA Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear filed a lawsuit today against Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest dialysis provider and maker of...