On Monday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a plan that will overhaul the way medical devices are tested and approved. The changes are supposed to force companies to base their newest device designs on more recent technology. The FDA’s sudden announcement came just…
The secret of hernia repair is that it carries a high risk of chronic pain after surgery. Upwards of 30% of patients have restricted movement and pain that can last a lifetime. With more than a million hernia surgeries a year performed in the U.S.…
(Sacramento, CA – November 23, 2018) Three California residents filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County Court against Biomet Orthopaedics. The suit says that Biomet sold defective Magnum metal on metal hip replacements to these patients, who all experienced heavy metal poisoning which destroyed muscl
Driving an automobile is one of the most important privileges of being an independent adult. For obvious reasons, it is a privilege most of us never want to give up. However, as Father Time continues working behind the scenes, we must acknowledge that the day…
Leapfrog Group has recently released its semiannual Hospital Safety Grades, ranking care facilities nationwide on a myriad of metrics. While the nonprofit organization is devoted to better safety, quality and affordability for US health care, their recent findings have revealed that medical care in
“Least burdensome.” It is the jargon used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to guide how it regulates medical devices. It sounds like what Americans expect of their federal agency—that an FDA clearance means only the safest devices make it to market.…
When a patient with an already weakened immune system acquires an infection in the hospital, devastating consequences can result. Luckily, a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study team recently revealed that the rate of this happening is decreasing. Today, approximately 3.2 percent of
Science Magazine is reporting about conflicts of interest in medicine that remind us it is a business! You’ve heard reports that doctors are compensated, in many cases in the millions, by the very drug and device makers whose products they recommend. It is almost impossible…
For decades, brain cooling has been used as a method to reduce brain inflammation and damage in patients who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it has also been considered a controversial treatment within the medical community. Although there have been multiple prior studies…
The 1950s was the golden age of plastics and polypropylene (PP) was used extensively in consumer products, including automotive components, carpets, clothing and structural foam. In the 1960s, the polymer plastic used in surgical mesh switched to polypropylene (PP), developed by Phillips Petroleum.
From the 1956 debut of the clinical ultrasound to the 1978 release of the M.R.I., medical technology has been improving the availability of health care for generations. Today, new medical technology is regularly being unveiled that ultimately offers better care and increased safety, as well…
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects adults and children nationwide. Various medical and governmental agencies estimate that between five and 11 percent of children in the United States suffer from ADHD. Most children go undiagnosed until they reach school age
