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• Hospital Pelvic Exams Will Now Require Written Patient Consent, Under DHHS Orders

  April 4, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  New federal guidelines prohibit teaching hospitals and medical schools from performing sensitive examinations, like pelvic and breast exams, while a patient is under anesthesia without the patient's written and informed consent.

• FDA Issues New Draft Guidance on Children’s Use in Clinical Trials

  September 26, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has proposed new guidelines for safely including children in clinical trials.

• Vaginal Mesh Surgery Complication Risk High, Despite Effectiveness: Study

  May 16, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The use of vaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse is effective, but does carry a high risk of serious...

• Public Citizen Calls for Ethics Probe into Novartis Clinical Trials

  March 18, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) to launch an investigations...

• Laser Eye Surgery Lawsuit Verdict Upheld on Appeal

  January 31, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A Maryland eye doctor has been ordered to pay $1 million to a patient who suffered vision damage following a...

• Mercury Dental Filling Health Risks Being Reviewed By FDA Panel

  December 14, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The FDA is investigating whether side effects of mercury dental fillings, commonly referred to as amalgams, could potentially pose a...

• Wright Profemur Hip Lawsuit Filed Over Failed Hip Replacement

  December 8, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Colorado man has filed a hip replacement lawsuit against Wright Medical Group, claiming that a Wright Profemur hip system...

• Use of Vaginal Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Causes Concern for Doctors

  November 30, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Physicians are growing more and more concerned over the potential risk of problems with vaginal mesh used to treat pelvic...

• Gallbladder Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $1.1M Jury Award

  September 13, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Maryland woman was awarded $1.1 million last month for medical malpractice during a gallbladder removal surgery that resulted in...

• South Carolina Malpractice Lawsuit Settled Prior to Punitive Damages Phase

  November 16, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A confidential settlement agreement has been reached in a South Carolina medical malpractice lawsuit filed over a botched shoulder surgery....