Endo Health Unit Pays $55 Million in Vaginal Mesh Accord
Bloomberg reports: "An Endo Health Solutions (ENDP) Inc. unit agreed to pay $54.5 million to settle some lawsuits alleging its vaginal-mesh implants eroded in some women and left them incontinent and...
View ArticleBoomers’ embrace of devices gives rise to new med-tech age
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports on the trend of younger patients getting implantable medical devices. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of medical devices - hips, knees, pacemakers and...
View ArticleFDA finalizes new system to identify medical devices
After almost 7 years to make it a reality, the FDA announced a final rule for the unique device identification system (UDI) that, once implemented, will provide a consistent way to track medical implants.
View ArticleF.D.A. to Require Tracking Codes in Medical Devices
Federal health regulators will begin tracking millions of medical devices, from pacemakers to hip replacements, using a new electronic system meant to protect patients by catching problematic implants...
View ArticleVanity Fair: Why Is Potentially Lethal Contraceptive NuvaRing Still on the...
New Vanity Fair piece explores stories of medical harm associated with birth control device NuvaRing and the FDA's process failures that allow this potentially harmful device to stay on the market.
View ArticleFrustration From a Deal on Flawed Hip Implants
NYT's Barry Meier reports on the recent $2.5 billion legal settlement reached to deliver payments to harmed patients who received the flawed J&J hip implant. This deal is considered a joke to some...
View ArticleGroup sign on letter: UDIs in hospital claims
Consumer and public health groups (including Consumers Union) express strong support for updated standards that will enable the capture and transmission of the FDA's new unique device identifier (UDI)...
View ArticleCRE superbug: Medical experts evaluate the response to and implications of...
An outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bacteria (CRE) occurred at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center infecting almost 180 patients. The culprit was a medical device, an duodenoscope which is like an...
View ArticleThe 21st Century Cures Act — Will It Take Us Back in Time?
Embedded in the language of the 21st Century Cures Act are some good ideas that could streamline the development and evaluation of new drugs and devices; its call for increased NIH funding may prove to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Congress puts pharma before patient safety with 21st Century Cures
Patients desperate for medical breakthroughs should never have to sacrifice safety in the name of innovation, but the U.S. House recently passed legislation to do just that. This bill, known as the...
View Article
