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• Organ Transplant Solution Contamination Warning Issued by FDA

  March 10, 2017

  Russell Maas

  Certain lots of a solution used to store and transplant organs may be contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria, according to an FDA warning to medical professionals.

• Autism Risk Linked to Expecting Mothers’ Herpes Infections: Study

  March 7, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study suggests that pregnant women with herpes infections have an increased risk of having a child with autism.

• Hospital Infections May Be Linked to Contaminated Floors: Study

  March 6, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that hospital floors may frequently be a vector for contamination and hospital-acquired infections.

• Dangerous Drug-Resistant Infection Increasing Among Children: Study

  February 28, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns about the spread of a relatively new type of antibiotic-resistant infection among children, which is one of the hardest to treat.

• Vision Loss Lawsuit Filed Over Cosmetic Contact Lenses

  February 21, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by a Texas woman indicates that decorate contact lenses she bought at a flea market were defective and illegally sold without a prescription, resulting in an infection that caused her to become legally blind.

• Hernia Mesh Infection, Erosion Into Bowels Results in Lawsuit Against Atrium Medical

  February 6, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  According to allegations raised in a hernia mesh lawsuit filed filed by a Pennsylvania man, the Atrium C-Qur patch caused a severe and painful infection, as well as erosion of the mesh into his bowels, resulting in emergency repair surgery several years after the hernia repair product was implanted.

• Some Skin Antiseptics May Cause Serious Allergic Reactions, FDA Warns

  February 3, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued a warning that the skin antiseptic chlorhexidine gluconate has been linked to severe allergic reactions that have, in some cases, turned fatal.

• CRE Superbug Infections May Be Widespread, Researchers Warn

  January 25, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  New research suggests that antibiotic-resistant CRE infections may be more widespread than expected, as they can be passed between asymptomatic patients.

• Pet Rats Spreading Rare Virus To Humans, Health Experts Warn

  January 24, 2017

  Russell Maas

  An outbreak of Seoul virus has been linked to home-based breeding of pet rats in Wisconsin and Illinois.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Misdiagnosis Led To Fatal Urinary Tract Infection

  January 23, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A failure to diagnose lawsuit blames a New Hampshire hospital and two doctors for not treating a woman with a urinary tract infection with antibiotics, resulting in septic shock and her eventual death.