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• J&J accused of suppressing generic competitor
  European regulators are accusing Johnson & Johnson of illegally paying another company to delay the availability of a generic version of a product – in the process denying cancer patients access to a less expensive source of a drug that eases severe pain. According to a story in the New York T...

• Troubled Ethicon gets new product approved
  According to a story on The Motley Fool, Johnson & Johnson-owned Ethicon announced in a press release that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for a tissue sealer called Enseal G 2. The story characterizes it as “a bit of bright news” from Ethicon, noting that the comp...

• J&J a “market leader” for bad PR
  A piece in The Economist ironically describes Johnson & Johnson as the “market leader” for publicity problems, based on the company’s disastrous series of product recalls in recent years. The piece prominently mentions Johnson & Johnson’s all-metal hip implants made by subsidiary DeP...

• FDA issues warning letter about heart device
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical, warning of problems with manufacturing and quality control at the California plant where the company makes implantable heart defibrillators. A story in the New York Times notes that the S...

• Have answers ready when getting incontinence treatment
  Your doctor will likely ask you a series of questions if you’re seeking treatment for urinary incontinence. Anticipating those questions and having answers for them may allow more time for the points you want to discuss further, the Mayo Clinic advises. Although urinary incontinence can be a troub...

• Congressional investigators accuse J&J of misconduct
  A CNN story concerns a congressional investigation into pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, based on reports that the company tried to mislead the public about defective products. Specifically, the story focuses on an alleged “phantom recall” of painkiller Motrin. According to the story,...

• Questions to ask doctor about urinary incontinence
  According to the Mayo Clinic, your time with your doctor is limited when you’re seeking treatment for urinary incontinence. So the clinic has prepared a list of questions that you may want to bring to an appointment, and ask your doctor. The clinic says urinary incontinence is not a dangerous cond...

• J&J CEO taking over as chairman
  Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky has been elected chairman of the board for the company, Bloomberg reports. He will replace Bill Weldon, who stepped down as CEO in April and is retiring next year. Weldon had been in charge during some prominent missteps for the company, including a string of re...

• Preparation important for urinary incontinence treatment
  The Mayo Clinic says you’re likely to start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner if you’re seeking treatment for urinary incontinence, although you may be referred immediately to a urologist or a urogynecologist if you are a woman. It’s a good idea to start out well-prepa...

• Medical device makers partner with FDA
  A story in the Star Tribune out of Minnesota concerns a partnership between medical device manufacturers and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, designed to help industries get through the regulatory approval process for new devices. The Medical Device Innovation Consortium will serve as a public...