A group of 48 plaintiffs who filed a single GranuFlo lawsuit will be allowed to pursue their case in state court, according to a new ruling out of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Fresenius Medical Care and … Continue reading
The story of a Boston woman whose Stage 4 uterine cancer followed a laparoscopic hysterectomy last October has since become the catalyst for a public outcry against power morcellator use in the U.S. A July 3rd report on The Cancer … Continue reading
At least 11,300 people have now signed a petition to ban power morcellator use in laparoscopic fibroid removal procedures, according to an update posted on its Change.org webpage. As of July 7th, 2014, 11,362 supporters were included on a petition … Continue reading
Men suffering from low hormone levels need not resort to prescription therapies now tied to strokes and heart attacks in a number of testosterone lawsuits; they can opt to go natural, The Guardian Liberty Voice reports. One way to raise … Continue reading
A Pennsylvania researcher has been awarded the opportunity to build a new power morcellator aimed at preventing the spread of uterine cancer, a side effect alleged in lawsuits currently filed over the device, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. A … Continue reading
Fresenius Medical Care and nearly 100 of its clinics in Louisiana are being targeted by the state’s Attorney General in a new GranuFlo lawsuit. The complaint, which was filed in state court on June 27th, claims that Fresenius failed to … Continue reading
American Medical Systems has enrolled the first patient in a study involving transvaginal mesh implants associated with chronic pain, pain during sexual intercourse and other complications in thousands of lawsuits filed in the U.S., according to MarketWatch.com. A recent article … Continue reading
A California man treated with Risperdal has filed a lawsuit in federal court that blames the antipsychotic drug for a double mastectomy he was forced to undergo due to the development of gynecomastia. The complaint, which is now pending in … Continue reading
Months after warning that testosterone treatments like AndroGel may cause heart attacks, strokes or death, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued yet another warning about the controversial class of medications. According to a June 20th posting on … Continue reading
Scotland’s Health Secretary, Alex Neil, announced that he will seek a suspension of surgical mesh procedures in the country pending the completion of an inquiry into the safety of surgical mesh implants used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress … Continue reading