Medical Devices
High school parents should be concerned about ‘Juuling.’
What Is Juuling? Why Is It Dangerous?Juul is a premium brand of e-cigarette that is often called the iPhone of vaporizers. Unfortunately, the product has become popular among high schoolers, and this is a dangerous trend. The product can be quite addictive...
Blood Filters: Are you at risk?
Sponsored content. Disclosures at bottom.It was 1968. Every boy in America was playing with one of the newly released Hot Wheels toy cars, the Vietnam War was in full swing and movie lovers couldn’t stop talking about the latest Hollywood hit: “Planet of ...
Blood Filters: Are you at risk?
Sponsored content. Disclosures at bottom.
It was 1968. Every boy in America was playing with one of the newly released Hot Wheels toy cars, the Vietnam War was in full swing and movie lovers couldn’t stop talking about the latest Hollywood hit: “Planet of th...
NBC Nightly News Publishes Expose On IVC Filters
NBC investigators discovered 27 deaths and a number of injuries linked to IVC filters, in addition to manufacturers withholding crucial safety data and forging clearance signatures.
What A National Study Says About Blood Clot Filters
More than 300,000 Americans die from acute pulmonary embolism each year. Pulmonary embolism, treated with blood thinners or a filter, occurs when a blood clot travels to the lungs and causes a fatal blockage.Blood clot filters are implanted in the inferio...
Safety Reminders For Blood Sugar Testing
1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. For newly diagnosed patients, blood sugar testing with glucose meters may seem daunting. Though it requires an intentional effort, properly managing diabetes is key to staying healthy and avoidi...
FDA Never Approved Olympus Duodenoscope Model
An Olympus duodenoscope that caused a superbug outbreak had been used to perform ERCP on patients for years without FDA approval.
UCLA Superbug Outbreak Caused By Duodenoscope
A number of patients at UCLA Medical Center were suffering from a deadly superbug, but doctors couldn't identify the problem.After launching an in-depth investigation, the hospital staff uncovered the cause of the infection. The life-threatening bacter...
Philadelphia Jury Awards $12.5 Million To Woman In Mesh Lawsuit
When Patricia Hammons received a transvaginal mesh implant in 2009, she never expected it to cause so many problems.After dealing with continued pain and incontinence, Hammons had multiple corrective surgeries to repair the mesh. But the issue was seve...
Mississippi Man Files Lawsuit Over Irremovable IVC Filter
Mississippi man Alec Caldwell had a blood clot filter implanted in his inferior vena cava. It seemed the device was working well until he started to experience severe pain.Caldwell attempted to have his filter taken out and discovered that the device w...