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• Pacemaker-Associated Infections Lead to Recurrent Pulmonary Embolisms in 39-Year-Old Man: Study

  March 5, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A case study of a man with recurrent pulmonary emboli revealed that an infected pacemaker lead was causing the development of blood clots.

• Female Burn Injury Patients More Prone to Certain Bacterial Blood Infections, Sepsis: Study

  March 2, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that burn injuries may change how the body metabolizes hormones, which could explain why women face higher infection risks from burn injuries than their male counterparts.

• Plaintiff in Bard PowerPort Bellwether Lawsuit Dies Before Summer Trial

  February 23, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman whose Bard PowerPort lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial this summer has died, raising questions as to whether the case should be replaced, or be picked up by her estate.

• Amazon Faces SteriCare Lawsuit After Saline Solution Caused an Infection, Leg Amputation

  February 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Amazon.com and other distributors of SteriCare solution face a lawsuit from a South Carolina couple who claim the contaminated product, later recalled, caused an infection that resulted in a below the knee amputation.

• SmartPort Infection Lawsuit Alleges AngioDynamics Catheter Defects Forced Surgical Removal

  January 30, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  AngioDynamics faces a SmartPort infection lawsuit after a woman was hospitalized for severe pain and shortness of breath that was traced back to the port catheter implant.

• Bard PowerPort Infection Lawsuit Set for Trial To Begin April 21, 2026

  January 15, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has scheduled a series of Bard PowerPort trials between April 2026 and February 2027, which will focus on allegations that defective design flaws made the devices susceptible to infections, fractures and migration.

• Severe Sepsis Infection Leads to Vortex Port Catheter Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  January 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A husband's Vortex port catheter lawsuit claims a defective design led to his wife's death from a severe sepsis infection.

• AngioDynamics Vortex Failure Led to Port Catheter Removal, Lawsuit

  January 2, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia man's AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuit claims his Vortex port caused him to develop an infection that required surgical removal of the failed implant.

• New Guidelines Seek To Reduce Nursing Home Infections

  December 11, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Every nursing home should have at least one full-time staffer whose job is solely infection control, the new guidelines state.

• AngioDynamics Port Catheter Problems Led to Septic Shock: Lawsuit

  December 10, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oklahoma woman died of septic shock as a result of complications from an AngioDynamics Smart Port CT, her husband's lawsuit claims.