New 2016 Law May add Pressure on Essure Birth Control Device

January 6, 2016 -- San Diego, CA  The new law that just went into effect last week is titled the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.” This brand new Act of...

Doctor Changes Mind and Stops offering Essure Procedure!

December 2, 2015 -- San Diego, CA  KWQC News out of Illinois broke a story on Obstetrician/Gynecologist Dr. Jeff Maurus. Says he won’t offer Essure birth control device to women...

IVC Filter Study Raises Concerns on Safety

A recent medical study on Bard's IVC filters has increased to the already growing collection of clinical evidence focused on the link between the filters and severe health complications. The...

Lawsuits Climb Against 3M’s Bair Hugger Warming Blankets

November 18, 2015-- 3M is currently going up against more than 50 orthopedic surgery patients who say the company's Bair Hugger warming blankets, which are used to keep people warm before...

Court Sides with Big Pharma in Vaginal Mesh Case

November 16, 2015-- Johnson & Johnson has been at the center of several different lawsuits against their drugs or medical devices, and their vaginal mesh device has been no exception. Thousands...

E-Sisters Take on Capitol Hill

November 13, 2015-- More Essure women are headed back to Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to pull the dangerous device from the market. Women from all over the country are joining forces...

No Sex Life After Essure

Six years ago, a 38-year-old woman had Essure implanted. She had decided, with her husband, not to have any more children and her gynecologist convinced her that Essure was the...

Essure and Congress: Health Reform or Political Games?

On November 4, Republican Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania's eighth district introduced Essure's "E-Free Act," with a goal of protecting women from the dangerous birth control device. The FDA has...

Zimmer Finds Success in First U.S. Trial Over NexGen Knee Devices

November 9, 2015- On Friday, Zimmer was cleared of liability in the first of more than 900 U.S. lawsuits headed to trial over allegations that its NexGen Flex knee replacements caused...

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick Announces E-Free Act

November 4, 2015- Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick was joined by dozens of women harmed by the medical device, Essure, today outside the Capitol building to announce the official introduction of the E-Free...