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• Four Women File BioZorb Lawsuit Over Breast Tissue Marker Failures and Injuries

  May 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A multi-plaintiff product liability lawsuit accuses Hologic of knowingly marketing its defective, and now recalled BioZorb implant to breast cancer survivors.

• Short-Term Antibiotic Use Can Lead to Prolonged Bacterial Resistance in Human Microbiome

  May 5, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  New research warns that even a short course of antibiotics can negatively affect gut bacteria, increasing antimicrobial resistance and throwing the human microbiome out of balance.

• Lawyers Proposed 11 Bard Implantable Port Catheter Lawsuits as Bellwether Trial Candidates

  April 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of 11 lawsuits over complications associated with Bard PowerPort and other implantable port catheters will be prepared for a series of early bellwether trials in the federal MDL.

• Nurse Assist Lawsuit Alleges Infection Caused by Saline Solution Used To Clean Wounds

  April 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed over recalled Nurse Assist sterile water and saline products indicates the lack of sterility led to infections in leg wounds they were supposed to cleanse.

• AngioDynamics SmartPort Infection Resulted in Removal of Failed Port Catheter: Lawsuit

  April 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort infection lawsuit claims the port catheters are defectively designed, increasing the risk of failure, infections and the need for surgical removal.

• Staph Responsible for Most Heart Implant Infections, Study Finds

  April 15, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  New enrichment culture techniques helped Japanese researchers identify sources of heart implant infections, which often go unidentified.

• Rise in Murine Typhus Cases May Increase Risk of Misdiagnosis: CDC

  April 4, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Government officials are warning healthcare professionals to be aware of the rise of murine typhus, a flea-born disease which was once virtually eradicated in the U.S.

• SmartPort Lawsuit Filed After AngioDynamics Port Catheter Fracture Requires Surgical Removal

  March 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Missouri woman's SmartPort lawsuit claims the AngioDynamics port catheter was defectively designed after it failed and fractured inside her body.

• Bard PowerPort Bellwether Trial Selections To Be Made in Late April 2025

  March 26, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties have until April 28 to turn in a list of six Bard PowerPort lawsuits that should be prepared for bellwether trials.

• 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.