Medical Devices and its Safety Concerns Not Accurately Documented. Medical Device Safety Concerns.Every year, about 3,000 deaths in the United States are attributed to problems with medical devices, as reported by the Brookings Institute. Generally, medical devices and their safety issues are not as accurately documented as drugs, … [Read more...]
Medical Devices Safety Concerns
Lumber Liquidators CEO Unexpectedly Resigns Amid Product Safety Concerns
Lumber Liquidators CEO Robert Lynch unexpectedly resigned Thursday following weeks of struggles over safety concerns related to its flooring products. The Toano, Va.-based company will search nationally for a replacement, the company said. Thomas Sullivan, Lumber Liquidators founder, will serve as acting CEO, USA Today reports. … [Read more...]
Long-term Data Raises Concerns about Essure Contraceptive Device
Essure Contraceptive Device Cause Serious Injuries. The Essure contraceptive device was considered a breakthrough for women when it came on the market more than ten years ago: it provided a non-surgical sterilization procedure that could be performed in a doctor's office in about ten minutes and promised a quick recovery. But … [Read more...]
Montana Oil Spill Raises Concerns about Aging Pipeline Network
Montana Oil Spill Concerns Aging Pipeline Network. A January 17 oil spill into the Yellowstone River, the second large oil spill in less than four years, has revived questions about oversight of the nation's aging pipeline network. Federal investigators and company officials were trying to determine the cause of the 40,000-gallon … [Read more...]
Montana Oil Spill Revives Pipeline Concerns
Montana Oil Spill Hazards. Concerns over the country's aging pipeline system are renewed in light of a large oil spill into Montana's Yellowstone River; a similar spill occurred in the region less than four years ago. Associated Press reports that 40,000 gallons of oil contaminated downstream water supplies in the city of … [Read more...]
Earthquakes Raise Fracking Concerns
Fracking Concerns Increase Seismic Activity. An earthquake in Colorado last week has helped reignite fears that activities associated with hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could increase seismic activity. The 5.3 magnitude tremblor occurred last Monday southwest of Trinidad in southern Colorado, an area where fracking is being used … [Read more...]
New Medtronic Spine Device Cancer Risks
New Medtronic Spine Device. Federal health regulators are concerned that a new Medtronic spine device may increase cancer risks for some patients. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the device, called Amplify, is made with recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). RhBMP-2 is used in another Medtronic spine device … [Read more...]
