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• Researchers Indicate That New Drug Shows Promise in Treating Mesothelioma

  February 21, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study suggests that a new mesothelioma treatment shows some promise at extending the lives of those who develop the deadly asbestos exposure-related cancer.

• Bard Implantable Port Lawsuit Filed After Catheter Fractured, Resulting in Pulmonary Emboli and Other Injuries

  November 3, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The Bard implantable port lawsuit claims two devices failed in the same patient during her battle with malignant melanoma; one of which sent broken catheter fragments into her heart.

• Bard PowerPort Fragment Lodged in Heart, Resulting in Multiple Surgeries To Remove Fractured Chemo Port: Lawsuit

  October 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Chicago woman says her heart was pierced by a Bard PowerPort fragment after the chemo port fractured due to defective design.

• Bard Infuse-A-Port Lawsuit Filed After Pulmonary Embolism, Catheter Fragments Found in Heart

  September 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bard Infuse-A-Port lawsuit claims a piece of a failed port catheter broke off, causing a woman to suffer a pulmonary embolism which has resulted in fragments of the device remaining in her heart.

• Bard PowerPort Catheter Infection Problems Concealed from Doctors and Public, Lawsuit Alleges

  September 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bard PowerPort lawsuit claims the defective design of the port catheter led to a woman developing a severe infection and needing to have the implant surgically removed.

• Lawsuit Claims Bard PowerPort ClearVue Failed, Resulting In Thromboembolism Injury and Increased Stroke Risks

  August 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit claims a Bard PowerPort Clearvue chemo injection port failed, leading to a serious blood clot, increased risk of stroke, and the need for a woman to be placed on blood thinners for three years.

• Lawsuit Filed After Bard PowerPort Fractured and Catheter Piece Lodged in Heart

  August 4, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bard PowerPort lawsuit claims a woman had to undergo emergency heart surgery earlier this month after a piece of the device broke off and migrated into her heart.

• Lawsuit Alleges Bard PowerPort Ruptured and Leaked Chemotherapy Medications into Plaintiff’s Body

  July 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A patient who received a Bard PowerPort implant had to have it removed after the device failed and leaked harsh chemotherapy medications into his body.

• Radiation Therapy Unnecessary for Some Rectal Cancer Patients: Study

  June 9, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study finds chemotherapy is often just as effective at treating early rectal cancer as radiation therapy, but without many of the harmful side effects.

• Taxotere Epiphora Lawsuit Filed Over Excessively Watery Eyes

  March 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Sanofi now faces nearly 170 Taxotere epiphora lawsuits from breast cancer patients who say they were left with excessive tearing and watery eyes after the chemotherapy treatments.