Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, the manufacturer of the controversial diabetes drug Actos that has been tied to an increased risk of bladder cancer, has abandoned its development on another type 2 diabetes medication due to its potential to cause liver damage. Takeda voluntarily stopped working on... Read More
Cholesterol lowering drugs, known as statins, and their potential side effects have been the topic of concern among health care practitioners, the FDA and consumers, as emerging research finds more evidence of serious risks. In 2012, the FDA announced updates on statin risks for Pfizer’s... Read More
A new study published last month in the British Journal of Medicine suggests that nearly 25% of all artificial hip implants do not receive proper testing prior to hitting the market. According to researchers from the U.K., many hip implant systems receive approval for patient... Read More
A new Zimmer knee revision surgery lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles on January 6, 2014. The plaintiff, Justeen Widoff, contends that the defendant should be held liable for designing and manufacturing an allegedly defective product, the NexGen Complete Knee Solution... Read More
With the outcome of thousands of lawsuits potentially at stake, the first bellwether Actos cancer trial is scheduled to begin soon in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. This trial is expected to set the tone for future Actos litigation, as plaintiffs,... Read More
A negligent misrepresentation claim against CL Medical Inc., the maker of the I-STOP pelvic sling device, has been dismissed by a federal judge in Kentucky. In a decision dated December 13, Judge Danny C. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two more Class II da Vinci robot recalls amid reports that parts may slip off the robots during medical procedures. The Class II designation affects more than 110,000 components of the da Vinci Surgical System. Intuitive Surgical Inc. recalled... Read More
