11th Circuit upholds Wright Medical hip replacement verdict
A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a $2.1 million award to a woman whose lawsuit against Wright Medical Group was the first to go to trial in multidistrict litigation over injuries blamed on the company's Conserve hip replacement system.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld a 2015 verdict finding the...
Higher heart risk seen with Abbott dissolving stent after two years: study
Patients who received Abbott Laboratories' novel dissolving vascular stent had a significantly higher rate of serious adverse heart events than those treated with the company's widely used Xience drug-coated metal stent two years after implantation, according to data presented on Saturday.
New guidelines for blood vessel size and proper implantation techniques put in place for...
Skilled workers are at higher risk for mistakes when interrupted, study finds
Highly trained workers generally work faster, but they are more likely to make mistakes after they are interrupted, a new study finds.
"Suppose a nurse is interrupted while preparing to give a dose of medication and then must remember whether he or she administered the dose," said Erik Altmann, Ph.D., psychology professor and lead investigator...
Emails show Monsanto tried to ‘ghostwrite’ research
Emails released as part of a federal lawsuit against Monsanto suggest the agriculture supplier cozied up to an EPA regulator and sought to whitewash studies to ignore potential cancer-causing effects of an herbicide found in weed-killer.
NPR reports the emails show the company asked scientists to co-sign safety studies on glyphosate, an active ingredient in...
FDA warns IBS drug Viberzi may cause severe pancreatitis in patients without gallbladder
The FDA has issued a safety announcement warning that Viberzi should not be used in patients who do not have a gallbladder due to an increased risk for serious pancreatitis.
Hospitalizations and deaths due to pancreatitis have been reported with the use of this drug in such patients, with symptom onset occurring with just one...
Patients Lose Sight After Stem Cells Are Injected Into Their Eyes
Three women suffered severe, permanent eye damage after stem cells were injected into their eyes, in an unproven treatment at a loosely regulated clinic in Florida, doctors reported in an article published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
One, 72, went completely blind from the injections, and the others, 78 and 88, lost...
Nissan Versa Cars Recalled for Air Bag Malfunction
Nissan North America is recalling 54,751 Nissan Versa cars in the 2012 model year because degradation of the side-impact sensor connector pins may cause some air bags to deploy unexpectedly if the door is slammed, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Congressional committee members ask NFL, DEA for answers on painkiller report
Four members of a congressional committee have asked the NFL and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to answer to the allegations made in lawsuit alleging team medical and league officials ignored safety standards and the law when it came to dispensing painkillers to players.
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BMW Recall Tied to Driveshaft Universal Joint
BMW of North America is recalling 121,737 vehicles so dealers can fix a problem with the front driveshaft’s universal joint, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recall covers 2011- to 2013-model year X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M and X5 xDrive35d vehicles; 2011-2014 X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6M vehicles; and 2011...
Lawsuit Filed Over Tainted Cheese That Killed Residents of Vermont, CT
The widow of a Vermont man who died after eating raw milk cheese tainted with Listeria has filed a lawsuit against manufacturer Vulto Creamery, whose contaminated product also led to a death in Connecticut.
Veronica Friedman, widow of Richard Friedman, alleges wrongful death and emotional and financial damage in her suit against the Walton, N.Y....
