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The nominee for the top job at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being held hostage by Congress until the agency agrees to revamp its approval process for opioid painkillers. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has led the delay in appointing Robert Califf to the position of commissioner until the […]

One of the foremost father figures in the history of medicine famously said, “There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.” Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician revered for high ethical and moral standards that are the reason every doctor in America pledges […]

If the bellwether trial of a plaintiff who suffered complications from a metal-on-metal hip implant is any indication of future verdicts, Wright Medical Technology should be worried. A jury awarded $11 million to a woman suing for damages following surgery to replace her joint with the company’s Conserve system. The […]

A medical device created by Brainlab and marketed as easy-to-use, intuitive, precise and tailored to surgeons’ needs has been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Cranial-navigation systems sold by Brainlab, a German manufacturer that develops software-based applications for brain surgeons in addition to surgeons in other disciplines such […]

In 2004, a Georgia resident was diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence. On July 16, 2004, she was implanted with a Mentor transobturator sling. In December 2010, she began experiencing pain in her thigh and saw an orthopedic surgeon, who diagnosed her with a groin strain. In March 2011, she experienced […]

I have to wonder if we might ever be judged by our willingness or reticence to give to others when we are able? I have to wonder if some of the people on the streets are sent to test our hearts. If you see someone down on their luck and […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s crackdown on Big Tobacco continues. The agency sent warning letters to 55 point-of-purchase locations that sell cigarettes and related products in an effort to underscore newly passed regulations that make it a crime to purvey those cancer-causing items to anyone younger than 18. Related […]

Stryker Orthopaedics to compensate additional eligible U.S. patients who had surgery to replace their Rejuvenate Modular-Neck and/or ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stems Kalamazoo, Michigan – December 19, 2016 – Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced that Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (referred to as “Stryker Orthopaedics”), a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, and Court-appointed committees […]

Statistics on smoking released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show Big Tobacco relentlessly pursuing almost every facet of society to get consumers to light up. The cigarette industry targets children, women, ethnic groups and minorities with marketing strategies that still seem to work. Today, one out of […]

The Sedona Conference has a slogan: “Moving the law forward in a reasoned and just way”. That slogan is exactly the way I have described this impressive organization and what do. The Sedona Conference regularly drafts and disseminates commentary articles on various areas of the law and the practice of litigation. I […]