Laura Woods is committed to patient safety issues. She enjoys breaking news about FDA recalls, sharing important events in pharmaceutical litigation, and reporting on favorable outcomes for victims of dangerous drugs and medical devices.
The electric morcellation of uterine fibroids may result in intraperitoneal dissemination of occult leiomyosarcomas, which can worsen an already poor prognosis, according to recent analysis Prevalence of Unexpected Leiomyosarcoma at Myomectomy: A Descriptive Study. However, the researchers note that the use of morcellation may not... Read More
Babies born with fetal macrosomia and large for gestational age status have an increased risk of experiencing neonatal complications, such as shoulder dystocia and emergency cesarean section. Prophylactic cesarean delivery and inducing labor prematurely have both been widely thought to prevent complications in delivery and... Read More
A Texas mother has filed a birth injury lawsuit against the Kansas hospital where her daughter was born and the doctor who delivered the now three-year-old child. On September 7, 2012, the mother was admitted to the hospital with premature rupture of membranes, at approximately... Read More
A Henderson, TX man has filed a da Vinci robot lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in the Northern District of California. Richard Pohly claims the surgical system caused him to suffer a thermal injury — burn — to his rectum during the procedure, which has... Read More
On September 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication that the label of diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) had been revised to include updates on bone fracture risk and new information on decreased bone mineral density. Invokana is a prescription medicine used with... Read More
Federal health regulators have recently raised concerns about diabetic ketoacidosis, a possible side effect of Invokana and other SGLT2 inhibitors. Researchers suggest that ensuring doctors are very clearly informed of the risk may help identify most cases and avert severe harm. The medical journal Diabetes... Read More
A recent Canadian study has found that up to 10% of cerebral palsy cases may be caused by genetics. Consequently, the authors of the study recommend that all children should be genetically tested. “Our findings were shocking, actually,” said Dr. Stephen Scherer, director of the... Read More
A Manchester, U.K. baby boy died from a botched forceps delivery and just minutes later the doctor advised the mother that she should “smoke 50 cigarettes a day” to have a smaller child. Jenson Barnett tragically suffered a fractured skull as Dr. Sharon Oates delivered... Read More
