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Regional updates in category: Medical Devices & Implants

Posted by Beth Janicek
May 15, 2008 7:02 PM

Artificial hips have a basic design: a socket implanted in the pelvis, into which a spherical head is fitted. A spike is attached to the head which his driven into the femur, or thigh bone for...

Posted by Jean Martin
May 12, 2008 12:47 PM

Another report appears in the New York Times today relaying stories of hip implant patients whose implants are causing embarrassing problems because they squeak. Hundreds of people who have...

Posted by Scott Kappes
May 12, 2008 11:19 AM

Last week fallout continued resonate from the recall of Baxter International's heart surgery medication heparin, as popular medical device maker, Medtronic, issued a recall for some disposable...

Posted by Dan Frith
May 08, 2008 6:57 AM

Insulin pumps are used by thousands and thousand of American teenagers with Type I diabetes. Type I diabetes occurs when the body's own immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the...

Posted by Jenny Albano
May 08, 2008 2:59 AM

A federal review from the FDA found that insulin pumps used by teenagers with Type 1 diabetes can be dangerous and have been linked to injuries and deaths. Researchers from the FDA did not advise...

Posted by Jeff Rasansky
May 06, 2008 11:36 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that insulin pumps can cause injuries and even death. Insulin pumps are used by teenagers with Type 1 diabetes and the FDA has suggested that...

Posted by Jeff Rasansky
May 02, 2008 3:33 PM

A woman has suffered blood clots caused by NuvaRing, a transparent vaginal ring that provides month long birth control. The ring releases a continuous, low dose of estrogen and progestin for 21...

Posted by Steve Lombardi
April 29, 2008 8:10 AM

What technology is available for people with serious medical conditions or those travelling far from home and that can aid in treatment and potentially save their lives? Read Steve Lombardi's blawg today for information on one possible solution this medical challenge.

Posted by Jean Martin
April 25, 2008 5:31 PM

Hip implant surgery sounds like a terribly, painful process, but I have been told that the relief of chronic pain makes the surgery worthwhile. But now many hip implant folks are noticing that their...

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