A dialysis center run and owned by Fresenius Medical Care has been closed down after two renal patients died from infections. The Bessemer Kidney Center in Alabama is one of twelve Fresenius clinics in the state that were featured in a 2012 health department report... Read More

Pradaxa has been the subject of several FDA safety alerts ever since Boehringer Ingelheim introduced the blood thinning medication into the market. Based on adverse event reports submitted to the FDA and results from clinical studies, patients are at risk of suffering from serious Pradaxa... Read More

According to a new medical study, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify and measure inflammation of the joint lining in patients with metal-on-metal hip implants. Measuring this type of inflammation, called synovitis, can help doctors to diagnose unexplained pain in hip implant... Read More

A woman who was prescribed Zoloft during her pregnancy has filed a claim against the manufacturers Pfizer. According to court documents, the plaintiff alleges the drug caused numerous health complications in her daughter, including  facial deformation and a serious heart defect. The Zoloft heart defects... Read More

Production of the metal lining contained in the controversial Pinnacle Acetabular Cup hip replacement system has been discontinued by makers DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. The move was announced amid mounting concerns about DePuy Pinnacle hip complications, cited by thousands of plaintiffs in lawsuits across the United... Read More

More than 47,000 adverse event reports regarding the Mirena IUD have been submitted to the FDA, according to recently-released data. Most reports relate to migration or expulsion of the device, as well as more serious Mirena side effects such as perforation of the uterus and... Read More

On May 22, 2013, an Illinois man filed a $100 million Stryker hip lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. According to the complaint, the plaintiff received an ABG II implant during hip replacement surgery. The plaintiff alleges the ABG... Read More

Australia resident Peter Marshall has filed a claim in U.S. Court against Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., alleging that he developed bladder cancer as a result of taking the diabetes drug. Marshall, 69, has no family history or risk factors for bladder cancer other than taking Actos... Read More