Major surgical errors happen more often than most people want to think about. These errors can have life-changing consequences for […]
Smartphones are everywhere these days, it seems, and more and more individuals are using them to record interactions with doctors. […]
Errors in diagnosis are the top cause for medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States. Despite these staggering statistics, diagnostic […]
A recent report found in the Journal of Patient Safety states that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die in U.S. […]
Transvaginal mesh lawsuits continue to play out in courts of law around the country and the world, with several significant […]
Medical devices must obtain approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before they can enter the marketplace. Like […]
Medtronic recently announced that it was recalling about 15,000 of its guidewires – a heart device that is inserted through […]
Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries — Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. — have agreed to […]
Laser skin procedures, such as laser hair removal and wrinkle reduction procedures, have become increasingly popular in recent years. Patients […]
Cardiac stents – implants used to prop open a patient’s arteries – are one of the most common medical devices, […]
The first federal trial against DePuy Orthopedics, which was set to begin on Monday, has been postponed another two weeks, […]