Cancer Risks from Hysterectomy with Morcellation Lead Insurers to Drop Coverage
Another insurance provider has dropped coverage for hysterectomy morcellation procedures for uterine fibroid removal, citing cancer concerns.
Another insurance provider has dropped coverage for hysterectomy morcellation procedures for uterine fibroid removal, citing cancer concerns.
Karl Storz appears to be trying to silence an out-spoken critic who is calling for their power morcellators to be removed from the market due to the risk of uterine…
A device designed to retrieve errant medical devices from the cardiovascular system can itself break and become a threat to patients, the FDA warns.
A morcellator cancer lawsuit has been filed against Karl Storz, alleging a Rotocut G1 morcellator upstaged leiomyosarcoma.
Federal health officials indicate that problems with Medtronic guidewires used during cardiac procedures could pose a risk of serious injury or death, categorizing a recent recall as a Class I…
The FDA is calling for all over-the-counter topical antiseptics to be sold in single-use form to avoid contamination and infections.
The risk of particulate matter entering the bloodstream has led the FDA to classify a transseptal sheath kit recall as Class I.
Covidien is recalling 14 lots of heparin and sodium chloride syringes that may be mislabeled or not properly sterilized.
Four safety warnings were issued this week for Medtronic, Inc.’s SynchroMed Implantable Infusion System Pumps, involving problems with the priming pump, a risk of internal electrical shorts and two updates…
The FDA has announced a class I recall for the AFX Introducer System by Endologix, Inc after reports of dilators that broke during medical procedures.