In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2012 | "A new study suggests that using electronic health records to tell doctors what infections are going around in their community could help cut down on unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions." | Drug Safety, Antibiotic Innovation |
| Jan 5, 2012 |
''J&J, C.R. Bard Must Study Safety of Vaginal Mesh, FDA Says'' "Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) must study rates of organ damage and complications linked to vaginal mesh implants, U.S. regulators said, responding to patient advocates who say the devices have harmed women." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jan 4, 2012 |
''F.D.A. Orders Surgical Mesh Makers to Study Risks'' "The Food and Drug Administration issued an order on Wednesday requiring makers of implantable surgical mesh used to treat urinary incontinence in women to study its risks." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Dec 27, 2011 |
''The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips'' "The most widespread medical implant failure in decades — involving thousands of all-metal artificial hips that need to be replaced prematurely — has entered the money phase." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Dec 14, 2011 |
''Bill Would Require More Monitoring of Implants'' "Amid growing problems with artificial hips and other medical implants, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday that would force manufacturers to track the performance of such products after they were approved for sale." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Oct 27, 2011 |
''FDA To Ease Policy For Starting Pivotal Clinical Studies'' "FDA is making changes to the way it vets pivotal clinical trial plans to allow firms to start trials earlier while still ensuring that the study data ultimately supports a pre-market application." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Oct 6, 2011 |
''VCs Take Their Case For FDA Reform To Capitol Hill'' “Venture capitalists are beginning to steer their investment dollars away from fledgling pharmaceutical and medical device companies, a phenomenon that will drive jobs and promising treatments overseas, according to a new survey of life sciences investors ... " |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Aug 22, 2011 |
''Hip Implant Complaints Surge, Even as the Dangers Are Studied'' "The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting that serious problems persist with some types of artificial hips even as researchers scramble to evaluate the health dangers." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jun 15, 2011 |
''Med-tech CEOs storm Capitol Hill'' "AdvaMed organizes a 'legislative fly-in' on Capitol Hill, bringing 20 medical device company CEOs to 'urge Congress to help preserve the industry’s competitiveness and global leadership in the development of new medical devices and diagnostics." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 22, 2011 |
''Patients at heart of medical device issue'' "Antonitsa Vlahoulis knew as she slipped into unconsciousness on the operating room table that her surgeon would choose which medical device she would receive to fix her leaky heart valve." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Apr 12, 2011 |
''Group Faults the F.D.A. on Oversight of Devices'' "The Food and Drug Administration is allowing some high-risk devices like artificial hips to be sold without strenuous testing, despite promises that it would address regulatory issues affecting them, a federal watchdog group plans to testify on Wednesday." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Feb 9, 2011 |
''Medical Treatment, Out of Reach'' "Late last year, Biosensors International, a medical device company, shut down its operation in Southern California, which had once housed 90 people, including the company’s top executives and researchers." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Dec 28, 2010 |
"A Pinpoint Beam Strays Invisibly, Harming Instead of Healing." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Dec 16, 2010 |
"A recently recalled artificial hip made by a unit of Johnson & Johnson, designed to last 15 years or more, is failing worldwide at unusually high rates after just a few years." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Apr 17, 2012 |
''If the food's in plastic, what's in the food?'' "In a study published last year in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers put five San Francisco families on a three day diet of food that hadn’t been in contact with plastic ... " |
Food Additives |
| Feb 21, 2013 |
''Feds Indict 4 in Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak'' A federal grand jury indicted four former employees of a peanut company linked to a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds, leading to one of the largest recalls in history. |
Food Hazards |
| Oct 2, 2012 |
''Smoked Salmon Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in Netherlands and United States'' "Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch health authorities said Tuesday." |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 13, 2012 |
''America is hungry for safer food'' "Over the past few months, foodborne illness outbreaks linked to E. coli and salmonella in seafood and produce have sickened hundreds of people nationwide and, tragically, killed at least two children. Yet Washington is taking its sweet time when it comes to plugging major holes in the safety of our food system." |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 11, 2012 |
''Officials probe E. coli outbreak'' ''A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses, including a child's death, health officials say. No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.'' |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 8, 2012 |
''E. Coli Hits 11 as Officials Race Against the Clock'' "Georgia officials who're just beginning their investigation of an E. Coli outbreak are racing against the clock to solve the mysterious food poisonings before the epidemic spreads, with the number of cases now at 11 across four southern states." |
Food Hazards |
| May 25, 2012 |
''Jensen Farms files bankruptcy in wake of cantaloupe listeria deaths'' "Jensen Farms, the southeastern Colorado cantaloupe growers who were the source of a deadly listeria outbreak last year, filed for bankruptcy Friday." |
Food Hazards |
| May 21, 2012 |
''Mexican papaya alert continues, as do recalls'' "Scrutiny of whole fresh Mexican papayas for salmonella and other pathogens continues, with shipments routinely held and rejected at the border after the Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert August 2011." |
Food Hazards |
| May 19, 2012 |
''Salmonella case numbers slow in Asheville area, but still climbing'' "The number of reported cases in a three-month Buncombe-based salmonella outbreak is still climbing, but health officials say they’re seeing fewer and fewer new cases of the disease each week." |
Food Hazards |
| May 16, 2012 |
''Lawyers: Criminal probe into 2010 salmonella outbreak targets ex-egg industry titan, son, aide'' "Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company’s financial officers say their clients are potential targets of a criminal investigation into the 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of Americans and led to a massive recall of their products." |
Food Hazards |
| May 8, 2012 |
''Heavy Metal Rocker Sues Over Sushi Outbreak'' "A heavy metal band's lead singer says he was rocked by food poisoning while on tour. Now he's suing a California company over a recalled sushi product that allegedly made him sick." |
Food Hazards |
