The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating its medical device regulation process to better align with the rapid pace of technological advancement. The stated intention is to promote “modern patient…
In October 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall notice after 13 models of defibrillation devices contained faulty lithium batteries. The defects took place when lithium deposits…
Nearly 5 million Americans have a hip replacement. A recent study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that U.S. hospitals may be charging private insurers double the price of a…
According to a national vaginal mesh trial led by the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, the device is not better than standard repair surgery, and even poses unnecessary risks. Mesh, used as…
After much deliberation, a New Jersey court has decided to uphold a mesh settlement of more than $11 million to a Linda Gross, a South Dakota nurse surviving transvaginal device complications. Though the…