Tag Archives: medical devices
Doctors’ Lucrative Industry Ties
NY Times, May 13, 2013, By RONI CARYN RABIN Dr. Alfred J. Tria is the chief of orthopedic surgery at St. Peter’s University Hospital, a 478-bed facility in New Brunswick, N.J., and to the medical technology company Smith & Nephew, … Continue reading
Federal regulators: Beware doctors pushing medical devices
Wall Street Journal - March 26, 2013, 4:28 PM – By Russ Britt The Health and Human Services Inspector General’s office issued a fraud alert Tuesday, warning consumers and medical professionals about physician-owned groups that get kickbacks from medical device companies … Continue reading
Panel Says Medtronic Edited Product Studies
The New York Times | By BARRY MEIER Published: October 25, 2012 Officials of Medtronic, the medical device maker, edited studies by outside researchers about a controversial spine treatment sold by the company, inserting claims that their product was superior … Continue reading
Over 123 Million Medical Device Units Recalled in Second Quarter of 2012, Reaching an Eight-Quarter High
Consumer Product Safety Incidents Jump 35 Percent INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — More than 123 million units in the medical device category – which includes products like knee replacements, syringes, gels used in ultrasound procedures, dental implants, and … Continue reading
Warning Issued on Alternative Hip Replacement Procedure
NY TImes By BARRY MEIER Published: October 1, 2012 A major study released on Monday urged women to avoid an alternative hip replacement procedure known as “resurfacing” and also recommended against its use in smaller men. The study reflected the … Continue reading
Former FDA Reviewer Speaks Out About Intimidation, Retaliation and Marginalizing of Safety
TRUTH-OUT.ORG Sunday, 29 July 2012 08:37 By Martha Rosenberg, Truthout The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is often accused of serving industry at the expense of consumers. But even FDA defenders are shocked by reports this week of an institutionalized … Continue reading
Real People, Real Medical Device Stories
Posted by Daniela Nuñez in Drugs & Medical Devices, Medical Device Safety | Consumers Union | SafePatientProject.org Hundreds of people have shared their medical device stories with us since the start of our medical device campaign, and we were alarmed … Continue reading
Report: J&J To Stop Selling Controversial Vaginal Mesh Implants
Pharmalot reports that drug maker Johnson & Johnson will halt sales of several vaginal mesh implants that have been the subject of lawsuits in which women charge that the devices led to painful and debilitating long-term complications. Read more
Senate Passes FDA Safety And Innovation Act
Bill Makes Some Improvements to Medical Device Oversight But Important Patient Safety Protections Still Missing WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate approved the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act today. While the legislation includes some improvements over current law, … Continue reading
Device Malfunction Casts Doubt on Industry Pledge
By BARRY MEIER and KATIE THOMAS Published: April 18, 2012 The New York Times – As doctors scramble to understand the risks posed by a flawed heart device component made by St. Jude Medical, the episode is raising a bigger … Continue reading
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