Chief Medical Officer Blows Whistle On Johnson & Johnson
Fired Its Chief Medical Officer. Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon fired its chief medical officer because of his insistence that unsafe medical products be recalled, Dr. Joel Lippman claims in Middlesex County Court Lippman claims that during 15 years in high-ranking medical positions at Ethicon and Ortho McNeil, another … [Read more...]
Surgical Gel Sales Halted
Surgical Gel Have Been Halted Due To Reports Of Pain. Sales of a surgical gel used during gynecological operations have been halted due to reports of pain, internal scarring, repeat surgeries and three deaths possibly linked to the gel. The manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson division Gynecare Worldwide, suspended international sales … [Read more...]
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Lifecore
Lifecore Antiscarring Gel Were Suspended. INVESTORS WERE LEFT nursing scars of their own on Friday after sales of Lifecore Biomedical's (LCBM) antiscarring gel were abruptly suspended. Late Thursday, the Chaska, Minn., medical-device maker announced that its partner, Gynecare, voluntarily pulled Intergel off the market. According … [Read more...]