In the first case concerning transvaginal mesh implants to go to trial, jurors in California ruled that a manufacturer of the devices and a doctor must pay a total of $5.5 million, Bloomberg reports.
The damages will go to a woman who was left incontinent and in chronic pain because of injuries caused by Bard’s Avaulta Plus vaginal implant. Hundreds more lawsuits are pending, alleging that implants made by Bard, Boston ...
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According to a report in U.S. News and World Report, people who have total hip or knee replacement surgery are about 30 times more likely to have a heart attack in the two weeks after the procedure.
Researchers in the Netherlands published the results of their findings in a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The report quotes lead researcher Dr. Arief Lalmohamed of Utrecht University in the Netherlands as ...
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A report in the Sydney Morning Herald says scientists in Australia are developing a miniature robot called the Neuroglide that would be able to navigate through the arteries of the human brain and remove life-threatening blood clots in stroke victims.
The report quotes neurointerventionist Bernard Yan as saying that currently about 15 percent of stroke victims die because the blood clot in their brain can’t be accessed down a winding path ...
continue reading...The rare, serious skin disorder called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or SJS, often begins with flu symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic. But it turns into a painful red or purplish rash that spreads and blisters, and can eventually cause the top layer of your skin to die and shed.
It’s considered a medical emergency that usually requires hospitalization, and may prove deadly. So it’s important to recognize the symptoms and seek help immediately.
The Mayo Clinic says the condition occurs when skin and ...
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The National Cancer Institute says some of the symptoms that typically indicate the presence of malignant mesothelioma may be from other forms of cancer, such as lung cancer, or from other conditions.
The Institute recommends that you check with your doctor if you have any of the following problems:
Mesothelioma is a form of ...
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In a piece for the Huffington Post, sports physical therapist Abby Sims writes that Dillon Gee of the New York Mets was fortunate that a timely examination revealed the presence of a blood clot in his pitching shoulder.
Gee, a 26-year-old left-hander, had surgery this week to break up the clot. Doctors diagnosed the problem after he complained of numbness in his fingers.
Sims writes that blood clots can be very dangerous ...
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