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...

Power morcellator use down 80% since FDA’s safety warning, new study finds

Aug. 29, 2016 – San Diego, CA The use of power morcellators has gone down since the Food and Drug Administration recommended against using them during hysterectomies in 2014, a...

Essure is 2nd-most effective birth control, says FDA

Aug. 19, 2016 – San Diego, CA In an email blast today, the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Women’s Health ranked Essure as the second-best birth control method in...

Ky. Attorney General sues J&J over Transvaginal Mesh

Aug. 18, 2016 – San Diego, CA  Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear announced Tuesday, Aug. 16 he had filed suit against Johnson & Johnson and its medical device unit Ethicon, alleging...

IVC Filter Risks – Device Migration Problems

[caption id="attachment_30243" align="alignright" width="245"] Picture of Bard IVC Filter[/caption] August 17, 2016 – San Diego, CA.   IVC Filters are used to help prevent blood clots from moving through the body...