On November 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement that “boxed warning” labels would be added to laparoscopic power morcellators ─ a device used to grind up uterine fibroid growths. This hysterectomy morcellation warning follows a July FDA recommendation stating it isn’t... Read More

Following an intense eight-day bellwether trial in Miami federal district court, a jury concluded that transvaginal mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific was liable to four women who experienced debilitating and painful side effects following implantation of the device. Bellwether trials are often used in complex or... Read More

A federal judge has ordered Bayer Pharmaceuticals to produce sales call notes pertinent to a Mirena lawsuit currently underway in California. The judge determined that provision of these sales call notes could support allegations by the plaintiff that the company promoted their product while minimizing... Read More

In a series of open letters to the FDA, cardiac surgeon Hooman Noorchashm blatantly asks why health regulators have yet to enforce a mandatory power morcellator recall, in light of overwhelming evidence that the devices can spread undetected cancer. The Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeon,... Read More

A recent study has revealed that a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug can protect patients from heart attacks and strokes, without the risks associated with statins. One of the most popular statins, Lipitor, has been prescribed to more than 29 million people. Patients have cited... Read More

Adding to the tally of lawsuits making their way into the Propecia multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Eastern District of New York is a recent case filed by a Minnesota couple alleging serious and potentially permanent harm resulting from the husband's use of finasteride as... Read More

New research suggests that Benicar abdominal pain may be strictly related to the drug ─ not a side effect present in all angiotensin receptor blockers. Many patients have suffered serious Benicar side effects, including sprue-like enteropathy, which can cause chronic diarrhea and severe abdominal pain.... Read More

Coordinated litigation involving Androgel lawsuits continues to progress in an Illinois court, with a tentative schedule for early trials to begin in late 2016. The case management plan, created by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in the Northern District of Illinois, outlines a process by... Read More