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Unreliable Medical Tests Have Prompted Unnecessary Surgeries and Abortions

The FDA is concerned about the serious consequences that inaccurate medical tests have had on tens of thousands of patients. In some instances, these unreliable…

Paul da Costa • Dec 30, 2015

Duodenoscopes Manufactured by Olympus Found to be Incubator for Deadly Bacteria

A technician dissected a medical scope manufactured by Olympus after 22 patients in a Netherlands hospital became sick from its use, the Los Angeles Times reported. Olympus…

Paul da Costa • Dec 29, 2015

FDA Trying to Ban Minors from Using Tanning Beds

The FDA is trying to protect individuals under age 18 from dangerous skin damage. A 2013 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 1.6 million…

Paul da Costa • Dec 28, 2015

Crib Bumpers Are Killing Babies

Crib bumpers, a padding that goes in a baby’s crib, are thought to protect a baby from bumping his/her head against the crib rails. But…

Paul da Costa • Dec 23, 2015

Device Improving Blood Flow to the Heart was Recalled After Killing a Man

Boston Scientific Corporation is the manufacturer of “Rotablator,” a system that opens narrow arteries by cutting plaque from the artery walls, improving blood flow to…

Paul da Costa • Dec 22, 2015

Fragments of a Device for Minimally Invasive Procedures Left in Patients’ Bodies

Boston Scientific Corporation issued yet another emergency recall on one of its products. The device, called a Chariot sheath, has only been on the market…

Paul da Costa • Dec 22, 2015