21 Aug

FDA Warns Bard with Letter About IVC Filters

In July, Bard announced that its facilities in Glen Falls, New York, and Tempe, Arizona, are under an FDA warning letter for misfiling customer complaints. This includes the report of...

21 Aug

IVC Filters Potentially Lead to Serious Complications

Concerns have been raised about IVC filters and the potential for severe side effects after inferior vena cava filters are implanted. Some of the makers of IVC filters are big...

18 Aug

Women Continue to Suffer From Nickel Allergy Due to Essure

Women from around the world are coming forward to talk about their negative experiences with Essure, a permanent birth control. For most women, the only option to relive the constant...

14 Aug

Misuse of Bair Hugger Warming Blankets Could Cause Burn Injuries

According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, a healthy 40-year-old woman underwent a revision mammoplasty under general anesthesia and the anesthesiologist noted there was a decline in skin temperature from...

12 Aug

Bair Hugger Warming Blankets Explained

After having a joint replacement surgery, the last thing you want is to get a deep joint infection, sepsis, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Sadly, for many patients recovering from surgery...

10 Aug

GAO Urged to Investigate Power Morcellator

Twelve different members of the U.S. Congress have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to launch an investigation into why the power morcellator was marketed for two decades before safety...

07 Aug

FDA Approves New Pelvic Mesh Despite TVM Lawsuits

Even with TVM lawsuits climbing into the tens of thousands, the FDA seems not to notice. Caldera Medical, located in Aurora Hills, California, introduced a new pelvic mesh recently in...

06 Aug

Bard Settles Vaginal Mesh Cases for $200 Million

August 6th, 2015-- San Diego, CA C.R. Bard has settled 3,000 vaginal mesh cases for more than $200 million. This is just the most recent in large settlements over the implants,...

05 Aug

Power Morcellation Leads to Lethal Uterine Sarcoma

What is the power morcellator? The power morcellator is a hand-activated device for laparoscopic tissue removal typically used in gynecologic procedures. It was developed as early as 1973, and by...

28 Jul

What You Need to Know About Transvaginal Mesh & Painful Intercourse

As women who've had children age, they can have complications such as pelvic organ prolapse, or urinary stress incontinence. These conditions occur when women have given birth and either their...

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