Medical Devices
The Truth About Transvaginal Mesh
There is an little-known truth behind a medical device called transvaginal mesh. While it has many benefits, it is also associated with dangerous side effects.Transvaginal mesh is a highly controversial medical device that has left thousands of women s...
Federal Government Launches Investigation Into Power Morcellators
Despite the fact that power morcellators are associated with minimally invasive surgery, Congress holds these controversial medical devices accountable for hundreds of cancer-related deaths.After a multitude of dangers linked to power morcellators, the...
The Effects Of Undergoing Cancer Treatment While Pregnant
Cancer treatments are taxing on the body, and it seems like it would be nearly impossible to grow and nurture a life while receiving weekly doses of chemotherapy.
Deciding how to deal with a cancer diagnosis while pregnant is one of the most difficult choic...
Alzheimer’s May Be Transmitted Through Medical Procedures
Alzheimer's may be transmitted through certain medical procedures and surgeries, according to a new study from British researchers.The study focuses on the possibility that treatments introducing the human growth hormone, an active ingredient in a numb...
Cancer Patient Uses Cryonics To Preserve Her Brain
Kim Suozzi was a neurolinguistics student who died from cancer at age 23. When she passed, she left the world with hope that resuscitation was possible.Suozzi chose to use cryonics to preserve her brain with the belief that science could bring her back...
Experimental Blood Test Tracks Breast Cancer Relapse
An experimental breakthrough in blood testing could be able to predict a breast cancer relapse earlier than ever before.The study is focused on gathering data about technology that locates cancer DNA in the blood before tumors would be visible on tradi...
U.S. District Judge Says it Could Take Decades to Try Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin said that it could take decades and cost millions of dollars in fees to try the more than 70,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been filed against seven pharmaceutical companies. Goodwin has urged the device makers ...
HIV Vaccine Shows Promise in Primates
A team at the Scripps Research Institute in California has discovered a new means to fight HIV, which could forever change the way the virus is treated and prevented. A different means of approaching vaccination, the treatment has started to show promise i...
Apple’s New App Makes Health Technological
Apple technology is moving into the health system, and U.S. hospitals are welcoming it with open arms.Apple Inc.’s HealthKit service is making its name in major hospitals, allowing doctors to monitor patients from a distance and at a lower cost. The re...
Uterine Fibroid Treatment Risks
Over 50 percent of all hysterectomies, or the removal of the uterus, are caused by uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are a benign tumor found on the inside of a woman's uterus. For the most part, fibroids cause little to no serious medical effec...