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• Failed Heart Devices Cost Medicare $1.5B: Health Dept. OIG Report

  October 4, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report indicates that Medicare spent $1.5 billion on failed and recalled heart implant replacements over a 10 year period, and called for more specific medical device identification on Medicare claims.

• Freedom Drive Recall for SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Categorized as Class I by FDA

  September 21, 2015

  Russell Maas

  A recall for some SynCardia artificial hearts has been announced following concerns that betteries opperating the Freedom Driver System may fail.

• Diflucan Pregnancy Risk for Birth Defects Evaluated in New Study

  August 29, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Side effects of the antifungal drug Diflucan during pregnancy may increase the risk of heart malformations that can cause blue baby syndrome, but new research raises questions about whether the drug significantly increases the risk of birth defects overall.