Consumer horror stories about Kia cars suddenly going ablaze sparks federal investigation
In Virginia, 19-year-old Bailey Belcher was driving home when he noticed smoke coming out of his mother’s Kia Soul. He pulled over and got out of the car.
Five minutes later, the entire car was engulfed in flames. Without explanation, the family says that the car had been reduced to a skeleton of its former...
2 FDA warns of vaginal ‘rejuvenation’ promises of better sex, menopause treatment
The “safety and effectiveness” of procedures promising to treat vaginal conditions related to menopause is unclear, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Monday.
Health care providers using lasers and similar devices for vaginal dryness, and pain during sex or urination are not using those medical devices for their intended use, the FDA says. Since...
What the Netflix Documentary ‘Bleeding Edge’ Gets Right About the Dangers of Medical Devices in America
A new Netflix Original documentary sheds light on a topic that’s opaque to many: the medical device industry in America.
The film, called The Bleeding Edge, claims that the way medical devices make it to the U.S. market is lax and potentially dangerous. The filmmakers interview doctors and patients who say they’ve been personally harmed...
Family That Lost 9 in Capsized Duck Boat Sues for $100 Million
Members of a family who lost nine relatives after a tourist boat sank in a Missouri lake filed a $100 million lawsuit on Sunday, saying that the accident was predictable and could have been avoided. They are represented by a lawyer who has sued operators of similar boats in the past and has called...
Vaginal Laser Treatments Can Cause Burns and Scarring, the F.D.A. Says
The seven companies targeted by the F.D.A. for promoting dangerous uses of laser treatments for women included Inmode, Sciton, Alma Lasers, Thermigen, BTL Aesthetics, BTL Industries and Cynosure, which makes the MonaLisa Touch.Cynosure
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced that it had warned several companies to stop marketing laser devices for...
McDonald’s tainted salad toll climbs, but CEO credits chain’s quick reaction
The number of people who have become sick from eating McDonald's salads has grown dramatically in the latest count from health officials.
The number of illnesses linked to Cyclospora-tainted greens from the chain has risen to 286 in 15 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Eleven of them were hospitalized.
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Negligence Suit Against Abbott/St. Jude
There's never really a good place to have a medical emergency, but sitting on an airplane is certainly far from ideal, as Kristen Bull knows all too well.
Bull was on an airplane on the tarmac at a South Carolina airport in October 2015 when her implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) malfunctioned and fired six...
Surgeons who behave badly are more likely to face malpractice claims
A Harvard study found surgeons who behave badly — by yelling, snapping, intimidating or talking down to colleagues — are associated with more medical malpractice claims.
Researchers merged assessments of surgeon behavior from peers, supervisors, trainers, co-workers and others — a 360-degree review — with malpractice history for surgeons from four academic medical centers. They...
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Despite progress installing auto-braking equipment, 13 railroads face possible fines for failing to meet Federal Railroad Administration deadlines.
The agency threatened the railroads with $27,904 fines each for failing to meet milestones for installing the braking equipment and acquiring radio spectrum needed for it to work. The fines are part of an enforcement effort...
Medtronic agrees to pay $43M to settle investor lawsuit
Medical device maker Medtronic has agreed to pay investors $43 million in a proposed class-action legal settlement that would resolve one of the last remaining lawsuits dogging the company’s bone-growth product Infuse.
The institutional investors who sued Medtronic alleged that the company secretly paid spine surgeons to conceal Infuse adverse events and side effects and...
