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• Concerns Over Growing Use Of Artificial Heart Valves Among Younger Patients Raised in “Implant Files” Report

  December 4, 2018

  A new report warns that too little is known about the durability of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures, which are relatively new, and being used on younger and younger patients.

• Better Heartburn Drug Prescribing Could Reduce Incidents Of C. Difficile Infections: Study

  December 4, 2018

  A new study suggests that reducing the use of heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec could also reduce rates of C. Diff infections.

• Bard Ventralex Hernia Mesh “Silent Recall” Issued Due to Complications, Lawsuit Claims

  December 3, 2018

  A Bard Ventralex lawsuit indicates the manufacturer knew there were problems with the hernia patch and issued a silent recall in December 2013 to address them but did not tell the medical community or patients.

• Breast Implant Risks Withheld From Women By Manufacturers, Regulators: “Implant Files” Report

  December 3, 2018

  A new report finds that problems with breast implants were hidden for years by lax medical device injury reporting rules and lax enforcement.

• Lemtrada Side Effects Linked To Strokes, Artery Tears, FDA Warns

  December 3, 2018

  The FDA warns that Lemtrada side effects have been linked to incidents of stroke and arterial dissection.

• Gastric Cancer Risk from Nexium, Similar Heartburn Drugs May Be Explained By New Study

  November 30, 2018

  A new study warns that drugs like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid could alter the gut microbiota enough to increase the risk of gastric cancer.