Wright Medical Announces $240M Settlement
Wright Medical Metal on metal Hip Litigation. On November 1, 2016, Wright Medical Technology, Inc. entered into a master settlement agreement (MSA) with plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) and the Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding (JCCP) in state court in California involving Wright's metal on metal hip … [Read more...] about Wright Medical Announces $240M Settlement
Cook Medical IVC Filter Bellwether Case
Over 1,000 Lawsuits In Indiana Alleging That The IVC Filter Caused Complications. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young has announced the schedule for bellwether trials in the Cook Medical inferior vena cava (IVC) filter litigation. According to court records, the first three bellwether trials will consider injuries allegedly … [Read more...] about Cook Medical IVC Filter Bellwether Case
TeleFlex Medical Tracheostomy Tube Recall
A Tracheostomy is a Medical Procedure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed its highest-risk Class I label on a recall of Willy Rusch TracheoFlex Tracheostomy Tube Set. The recall is being issued because the connector can disconnect from the tracheostomy tube, which provides an airway, during ventilation. If this … [Read more...] about TeleFlex Medical Tracheostomy Tube Recall
Document Suggests Bayer and JJ Misled Top Medical Journal
Xarelto And The Alleged Deception Plaintiffs' attorneys in Xarelto litigation point to a document that allegedly shows Bayer and Johnson & Johnson deceived the editors of a top medical journal. According to the New York Times, the issue stems from a letter published by Duke University researchers last month in The New England … [Read more...] about Document Suggests Bayer and JJ Misled Top Medical Journal
Walgreens Allegedly Overcharged Customers for Medical Records Copy
Medical Records Walgreens have been Overcharged. Walgreens has allegedly charged customers too much for copies of their medical records. The drug retailer is facing at least one lawsuit alleging that by charging an excessively high fee, they have violated state law. One lawsuit was filed in Illinois by a man who claims that he was … [Read more...] about Walgreens Allegedly Overcharged Customers for Medical Records Copy
Medical Radiation Risks Underestimated
Environmental Medical Radiation Risks. In the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster, much attention has focused on the dangers of environmental radiation. But the health risks posed by the trace amounts of radiation from Japan that have made their way into the U.S. are miniscule compared to what some people face due to overexposure … [Read more...] about Medical Radiation Risks Underestimated
Ghostwriting Prevalent in Medical Journals
Ghostwriting Prevalent in Medical Journals. Nearly eight percent of all medical journal articles are the work of industry-paid ghostwriters, according to a study that recently appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The paper was presented this month at the sixth annual International Congress on Peer Review … [Read more...] about Ghostwriting Prevalent in Medical Journals
Vytorin Makers Spent Millions on Medical Education
Vytorin Makers Spent Millions on Medical Education Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough, the makers of Vytorin, spent millions over the past four years to educate doctors about the latest treatments for heart disease, according to The Wall Street Journal. Critics of the pharmaceutical industry assert that marketing, not medical … [Read more...] about Vytorin Makers Spent Millions on Medical Education
Study on Medical Helicopter Usage Sparks Controversy
Medical Helicopter Accidents Cause Fatalities Among Patients. Last year was the deadliest in emergency medical helicopter history, with rule violations and dangerous actions on air-ambulance flights causing fatalities among patients and medical and flight crews, according to a recent USA Today report. Now, the Wall Street Journal … [Read more...] about Study on Medical Helicopter Usage Sparks Controversy
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...] about Chief Medical Officer Blows Whistle On Johnson & Johnson
Study questions reliability of public defibrillators
Automated external defibrillators were recalled because of the potential for malfunction. A review of safety data raises questions about the reliability of the heart zappers that hang on the walls of airports, shopping malls and health clubs. Harvard Medical School researchers found that over the past decade, one in five automated … [Read more...] about Study questions reliability of public defibrillators
Firm with Atlanta plant named in body parts suit
Probe on stolen body parts in New York underway. Medicraft Inc., a hospital equipment manufacturer with a plant in Atlanta, has joined a short list of companies named as defendants in lawsuits stemming from New York's stolen body parts investigation. Medicraft was named in a suit filed late Friday in Fulton County State … [Read more...] about Firm with Atlanta plant named in body parts suit
Mixed Signals On Medical Warnings
Signals On Medical Warnings. What's a consumer to do? The back and forth on Crestor is dizzying. The newest and most-powerful cholesterol drug on the market is safe, insists its maker. No, it's not, some consumer advocates argue. Crestor maker AstraZeneca says reports of adverse reactions to the drug are comparable to other … [Read more...] about Mixed Signals On Medical Warnings
Don’t Become a Medical Blunder
Medication Errors From Medical Blunder. ILENE CORINA is still mourning the death of her three-year-old son. Back in 1990, she took him to Syosset Hospital in New York for a routine tonsillectomy. A couple of days after the surgery Corina noticed blood in her son's mouth. Concerned, Corina brought him to that hospital's emergency … [Read more...] about Don’t Become a Medical Blunder
Man Sues Heart-Valve Maker for Wife’s Death
Heart-Valve Maker Face A Lawsuit. The husband of a Northwest Side woman, who died after having a mechanical valve implanted in her heart last year, is suing the manufacturer of the device, claiming leaks in the valve led to her death. The company recently recalled the valve and other similar products. Christine Krizin, … [Read more...] about Man Sues Heart-Valve Maker for Wife’s Death
