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• Tridergel, Revitaderm Wound Gel Recall Issued Over Bacterial Contamination: FDA

  April 14, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  Blaine Labs is recalling three lots of Revitaderm and Tridergel wound care gel after detecting bacterial contamination during routine testing.

• Pediatric Sepsis Cases Contribute to More Than 1,800 Children’s Deaths Annually in U.S.: Study

  March 31, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study found a high number of children who are hospitalized develop sepsis infections, from which 1,800 children in the U.S. die every year.

• Port Catheter Infection Lawsuit Claims SmartPort Defects Caused Sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism

  March 23, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  AngioDynamics faces a port catheter infection lawsuit from a North Carolina woman who says her SmartPort implant caused an infection and life-threatening injuries.

• Surgical Stapler Injuries Result in FDA Warning for Certain Devices Used With da Vinci Robots

  March 19, 2026

  Michael Adams

  After years of litigation over injuries linked to these devices, federal health officials are now warning surgeons and hospitals about a potential defect in certain surgical staplers that may increase the risk of serious complications.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Hospital-Acquired Lung Infection May Travel to Gut, Result in Sepsis: Study

  December 2, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that doctors should be aware that lung infections can spread sepsis and other infections to various parts of the body.