The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants a mail-in genetic testing company to stop marketing its $99 test because of fear the results may not be accurate. 23andMe Inc. is a Google-backed company that provides a genetic profile specifically about many inherited diseases. All the consumer has to do […]
It is no surprise that the government of the United Kingdom has taken a move to ban metal hips made by leading medical device manufacturers. The government funds surgeries at its National Health Service Hospitals (NHS) and was tired of the high failure rates and costs associated with early revision […]
Many food safety and health advocates say it’s about time, while others accuse the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of playing Big Brother. The announcement sparking a range of reactions is that the FDA has plans to phase out the use of trans fats in food. Trans fats are a […]
Children’s over-the-counter pain and cold medications had been responsible for thousands of emergency room visits from overdose every year before October 2007. That’s when the label was changed on cold meds for children and when manufacturers agreed they should not be used by anyone under the age of two. Following the […]
One has to wonder how this will play with stockholders. Johnson & Johnson, the healthcare giant, has agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to settle criminal charges over the marketing of its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal. The company’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals division is accused of marketing the drug to treat elderly […]
In many ways, they keep doctors on schedule. Many say they can’t operate without them. We’re referring to sales representatives, who introduce doctors and hospitals to pharmaceuticals and medical devices. A sales rep might even be in the operating room to teach a doctor how to use a new device. Keep […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending out conflicting signals when it comes to opioid pain medication. In one move, the agency recommended additional limitations on how a patient in chronic pain can access prescription painkillers. On the same day the agency also approved a stronger version of a […]
A newly published study on the link between osteoporosis drugs and atrial fibrillation (AF) hoped to clear up some of the conflicting results from previous studies. Atrial fibrillation is a common heart irregularity that means the upper chamber of the heart beats chaotically which can mean a lessening in the […]
C.R. Bard, one of six makers of transvaginal mesh, wants to recoup the cost of preparing for a trial that was dropped by the plaintiff shortly before it was to begin. The Linda Rizzo product liability case was scheduled for October 8 as one of the bellwether cases against each […]
The drumbeat was pretty loud as the government headed toward a shutdown – repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that was going to partially fund the Affordable Care Act. The medical device lobby called the tax an unfair burden that would hurt the industry and its ability to […]
