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• McKesson Sterile Water Lawsuit Filed Against Amazon, Nurse Assist Over Bacterial Wound Infection

  March 21, 2025

  Russell Maas

  An Arizona man contends that the manufacturers delayed issuing a recall of sterile water products sold on Amazon, resulting in a serious infection requiring multiple surgeries.

• 3M Seeks Dismissal of More Than 100 Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits

  March 11, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer is asking a federal judge to throw out 103 Bair Hugger infection lawsuits, claiming that plaintiffs have yet to prove the surgical warming blanket was used on them.

• Government Sepsis Rules Fail To Lower Mortality Rates: Study

  March 10, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that government-mandated sepsis treatment protocols have failed to reduce hospital sepsis death rates.

• E. Coli Infection Was Caused by AngioDynamics SmartPort Port Catheter, Lawsuit Alleges

  March 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort lawsuit claims the chemo port was defectively designed and linked to an E. Coli infection that left a Florida woman hospitalized for days.

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Systane Eye Drops Recalled Due to Fungal Contamination

  February 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Colorado woman has filed a class action lawsuit over Systane eye drops, which were recently recalled due to fungal contamination.

• Schedule To Prepare Bard PowerPort Lawsuits for Bellwether Trials To Be Proposed by Parties

  February 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ordered lawyers involved in Bard PowerPort lawsuits to submit a joint proposal for preparing the first cases for bellwether trials by March 18.

• Study Highlights Healthcare Infection Risks From Bacteria in Hospital Sink Drains

  February 19, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Hospital sinks can contain potentially harmful and infectious bacteria, contributing to patient infections, injuries and deaths, even after cleaning protocols have been followed, a new study finds.

• AngioDynamics Vortex Port Lawsuit Filed Over Infection, Need for Surgical Removal

  February 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The AngioDynamics Vortex port lawsuit claims the manufacturer failed to act on numerous reports of implant infections, migrations and failures linked to its line of port catheter products.

• Joint BioZorb Marker Lawsuit Claims Implant Caused Seroma, Infections and Other Complications

  February 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by six women claim the recalled BioZorb implant was defectively designed, causing pain, infections, swelling and fears of a return of their breast cancer.

• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Fails To Lower Risk of Surgical Site Infections: Study

  January 29, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate negative pressure wound dressings are no more effective at preventing surgical site infections than standard wound care, going against centuries of medical assumptions.