Choosing a birth control method can be overwhelming for women, with well over a dozen forms available to consumers. The Paragard IUD, introduced in 1988, has emerged as a popular choice in recent years. Given that some options require you to take pills daily or…
Two years ago this month, Kaiser Health News (KHN) released an investigative article critical of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It revealed severe and dangerous shortcomings in the agency’s reporting processes. On March 7, 2019, the publication reported the FDA kept…
Surgical staples are considered in many situations to have more benefits than traditional sutures in large part because they give doctors the ability to move quickly and close skin wounds in difficult-to-reach places more easily. However, using them does come with risks. In a lawsuit…
Surgical staplers can make life easier for both patients and doctors. These days they are often used instead of sutures and relied upon at hospitals for several procedures ranging from simply closing a skin wound to removing a part of an organ like a lung…