Woman’s lawsuit claims Mirena IUD caused her serious bodily injury
Posted: March 31, 2013
Pharmaceutical
An Arizona woman has filed a lawsuit against Bayer alleging her intrauterine device for birth control caused her serious bodily injury.
Canadian women launch website to raise awareness of risks with transvaginal mesh
Posted: March 9, 2013
Pharmaceutical
Canadian Marika English was in so much pain from a bladder sling device to correct urinary incontinence that she paid $30,000 for a doctor in California to remove it.
FDA warns against using codeine in children after tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy
Posted: February 22, 2013
Pharmaceutical
Children who undergo surgery to have their tonsils or adenoid removed are often prescribed codeine for pain relief, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns the medication – even when given in amounts that are the recommended dose range
Study looks at new treatments for urinary incontinence
Posted: December 17, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Botox and an implantable device known as InterStim are being tested as new therapies to treat urinary incontinence in women.
Contaminated steroid shots now causing new health problem in patients
Posted: November 5, 2012
Pharmaceutical
The contaminated steroid shots from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed in the deadly multistate fungal meningitis outbreak are now causing a new health problem. Some of the patients who have received the tainted shots have developed an infection known as
Task force says routine ovarian cancer screens unnecessary, may cause harm
Posted: September 15, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Women should not be routinely screened for ovarian cancer because doing so can put them at risk for unnecessary harm, a government task force recommends.
Orthopedic surgeon warns younger patients to consider pros, cons of joint replacement
Posted: September 13, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Total hip replacement surgeries are increasing in the United States and more are being performed on younger patients, many of whom see this “last-ditch” procedure as a quick means to decreasing pain and increasing mobility. It is a trend that
Younger women with metal hips more likely to require revision surgery
Posted: September 12, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Metal-on-metal stemmed hip implants should no longer be used in patients, and patients with these artificial hips should be carefully monitored, particularly young women whose hip implants have large diameter heads, according to a new study.
Great Britain woman files lawsuit against transvaginal mesh maker
Posted: September 10, 2012
Pharmaceutical
Teresa Hughes of Great Britain says electing to have surgery to treat her stress urinary incontinence was one of the worst decisions she has ever made.
Man files lawsuit against makers of blood thinner Pradaxa
Posted: August 30, 2012
Pharmaceutical
A Chicago man is suing the manufacturer of the blood thinner Pradaxa claiming the drug caused him to develop a severe hematoma for which he needed to be hospitalized. The bleeding condition required the man to under go surgery and
