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Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Dangers of Defective Medical Devices: How to Protect Yourself

Defective medical devices can present serious—and even life-threatening—risks for patients. Yet, sadly, many patients don’t realize that their medical devices are defective until it is too late. Sometimes, manufacturers and...more

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B.C. Supreme Court Denies Certification of Contested Common Issues in Mentor Breast Implant Litigation

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In Bosco v Mentor Worldwide LLC, 2024 BCSC 1931, the plaintiffs alleged that Mentor's silicone gel-filled breast implants, MemoryGel, caused adverse health effects, including connective tissue disorders (CTDs) and autoimmune...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - September 2024

Silence surrounding medical harms hurts patients and the medical care system - An ugly truth of 21st century medicine is that episodes that hurt and kill patients get hidden from public view in the name of patient...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Standards for Punitive Damages in Medical Malpractice Actions

On August 25, 2022, the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued its decision in Rivera v. The Valley Hospital, Inc., reversing the trial judge’s interlocutory order denying the defendants’ motions to dismiss a claim for punitive...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

FDA Takes Strong Action to Protect Patients — Breast Institute at JFK Medical Center

West Palm Beach, Florida - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has recently taken the extraordinary step of requiring The Breast Institute at the JFK Medical Center North, located at 2201 45th Street in West Palm...more

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Secrecy in drug and medical device lawsuits can imperil patients, experts say

The civil justice system, by regularly closing off and keeping secret key parts of lawsuits involving medical devices and prescription drugs, may contribute to patients’ serious injuries and deaths, according to a “special...more

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As FDA warns of implant perils, new questions arise about 3D mammograms

Angry women, anxious that officials were failing to protect their health, besieged a federal Food and Drug Administration hearing in the spring. That unusual outcry may have helped push regulators off their bureaucratic...more

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FDA ripped over breast implant safety as agency seeks mammogram change

Uncle Sam has paid what critics have called long overdue attention to women’s breasts and how surgeons and diagnosticians treat them....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

The FDA’s Latest Warning: A Good Reminder Regarding the Litigation Risks of Off-Label Use

Last week, the FDA issued a warning against the use of robotic surgery for mastectomy and other cancer-related procedures. ...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, including the use of algorithms and computer software to analyze complex data and perform certain decision making functions without direct human involvement, are rapidly developing in...more

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Artificial Intelligence and Health Care—Key Regulatory Considerations for U.S. Operations

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The Situation: Artificial intelligence is being used in innovative ways in the health care industry to drive down costs and improve clinical outcomes. The Issue: The health care industry, including the provision of health...more

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Bacteria Found in Cardiac Patients Linked to Heater-Cooler Machine

Heater-Cooler Machine Spreads Germs in Sterile Areas - The medical device sounds well-intended enough: a heater-cooler machine used during heart surgery to control a patient’s body temperature. Doctors employ them in the...more

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New state law allows access to investigational drugs

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In line with a nationwide movement, on April 21, 2015, Governor Fallin signed into law House Bill 1074, the Oklahoma Right to Try Act. The Act allows physicians to prescribe to terminally ill patients investigational drugs,...more

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