When metal-on-metal hip implants made by DePuy Orthopaedics were recalled, patients were no doubt gravely concerned about the damage the defective medical devices might do. Now, a study reported in the BMJ reveals that the hip replacements may be among the riskiest medical devices. To learn more about their findings, visit “Recalled DePuy Hip Implants…
What does it say about a company embroiled in a massive medical device recall and related litigation when its newly chosen CEO is same person who was in charge of the division that produced the recalled product? That’s a good question that Johnson & Johnson may need to answer. The company’s board recently named Alex…
Federal rules regarding drop-side cribs could continue to leave infants and toddlers at risk.
It is always a tragedy when an officer of the law dies, but when the officer dies due to a preventable accident the loss is even more tragic. Timothy Schock of the Chesapeake Police department survived the Marine Corps and years on the street only to be killed when two pieces of equipment on his…
New studies suggest that hundreds of brands of lipstick may contain dangerous amounts of lead. Analyses done at the request of, and with funding by, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed that nearly 400 kinds of lipstick sold in the United States, from dozens of manufacturers, contain detectable concentrations of the toxic and brain-damaging…