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Senate Panel to Examine Painkiller Makers’ Financial Ties
Posted: May 9th, 2012, 1:10am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The inquiry is studying financial ties between producers of prescription painkillers and pain experts, patient advocacy groups and organizations that set guidelines on use.
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Senate Panel to Examine Painkiller Makers’ Financial Ties
Posted: May 9th, 2012, 1:10am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The inquiry is studying financial ties between producers of prescription painkillers and pain experts, patient advocacy groups and organizations that set guidelines on use.
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Senate Panel to Examine Painkiller Makers’ Financial Ties
Posted: May 9th, 2012, 1:10am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The inquiry is studying financial ties between producers of prescription painkillers and pain experts, patient advocacy groups and organizations that set guidelines on use.
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St. Jude Medical Rebuffed Over Device Report
Posted: April 10th, 2012, 1:17pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A medical journal rejected the company’s request to retract a published report that found that 20 deaths were linked to failures of a heart device component made by the company.
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Opioid Painkiller Prescriptions Pose Danger Without Oversight
Posted: April 9th, 2012, 1:34pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Experts say that doctors, despite the dangers, often keep patients on high-strength painkillers known as opioids for years without properly checking to see if their conditions improve.
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F.D.A. Asked DePuy for Safety Data Just Before Hip Implant’s Phaseout
Posted: March 23rd, 2012, 2:23pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Shortly after getting a request from the Food and Drug Administration for safety data about an artificial hip, Johnson & Johnson executives decided to discontinue making the device.
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Many Fans Are Rooting for a Mets Loss in Court
Posted: March 18th, 2012, 2:00am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A trial in federal court will determine the fortunes of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz. Several fans at the Mets’ spring training base said they were fed up with the team’s owners.
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Johan Santana Throws 65 Pitches, Giving Up 5 Runs
Posted: March 17th, 2012, 3:00am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Johan Santana continued his road to recovery for the Mets on Friday with his longest stint in a game this spring training.
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Bats: Wright Returns to Mets Camp With Muscle Tear
Posted: March 14th, 2012, 5:58pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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David Wright returned to Mets camp in Florida after receiving a cortisone shot from a team doctor in New York.
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Mets Make Room to Keep Spring Home Viable
Posted: March 14th, 2012, 3:50pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Mets’ training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., was expanded over the winter to lure a second tenant and maintain the team’s number of nearby opponents.
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Santana Remains Sharp in Second Start
Posted: March 12th, 2012, 1:36am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Mets pitcher Johan Santana, recovering from shoulder surgery in 2010, pitched well in his second spring training start.
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Bats: All Eyes on Santana
Posted: March 11th, 2012, 5:29pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Johan Santana continued his comeback from shoulder surgery against the Miami Marlins here Sunday afternoon.
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Metal Hips in Britain Require Longer Monitoring, Regulators Say
Posted: February 29th, 2012, 5:10pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Out of concerns that problems could occur for up to 20 years, health regulators said patients with the device — which was also used widely in the United States — should undergo annual examinations.
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Metal Hips in Britain Require Longer Monitoring, Regulators Say
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:50pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Out of concerns that problems could occur for up to 20 years, health regulators said patients with the device — which was also used widely in the United States — should undergo annual examinations.
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Flawed DePuy Hip Implant Had Early F.D.A. Notice
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 11:33am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Before recalling an all-metal artificial hip, Johnson & Johnson insisted it was safe and maintained that company-sponsored studies refuted complaints that the device was flawed.
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Hip Implant the F.D.A. Rejected Was Marketed Abroad
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 7:24am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Johnson & Johnson recalled the hip device, and a similar one sold in the United States, in 2010 after data showed a disturbingly high failure rate.
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Hip Implant the F.D.A. Rejected Was Marketed Abroad
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 1:50am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Johnson & Johnson recalled the hip device, and a similar one sold in the United States, in 2010 after data showed a disturbingly high failure rate.
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Hip Implant the F.D.A. Rejected Was Marketed Abroad
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 1:50am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Johnson & Johnson recalled the hip device, and a similar one sold in the United States, in 2010 after data showed a disturbingly high failure rate.
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F.D.A. Orders More Study on Surgical Mesh Risks
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:10pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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An advisory panel had recommended more research into implantable mesh used to treat urinary incontinence because of reports of serious injuries linked to the devices.
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F.D.A. Orders More Study on Surgical Mesh Risks
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:10pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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An advisory panel had recommended more research into implantable mesh used to treat urinary incontinence because of reports of serious injuries linked to the devices.
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The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 2:10am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The widespread failure of all-metal hips may cost taxpayers, insurers and employers billions of dollars in the coming years.
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The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 2:10am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The widespread failure of all-metal hips may cost taxpayers, insurers and employers billions of dollars in the coming years.
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The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 2:10am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The widespread failure of all-metal hips may cost taxpayers, insurers and employers billions of dollars in the coming years.
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New Models of Hip and Knee Implants Not Better, Study Finds
Posted: December 23rd, 2011, 1:46pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Not a single new artificial hip or knee introduced over a recent five-year period was any more durable than older ones. In fact, 30 percent of them fared worse.
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Bill Would Require More Monitoring of Implants
Posted: December 15th, 2011, 1:47am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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A Senate bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to force medical implant manufacturers to keep track of their devices’ performance after approval.
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Amplify by Medtronic May Raise Chance of Cancer, Data Shows
Posted: November 4th, 2011, 2:50pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Data presented by a Stanford University doctor showed that spinal fusion patients treated with high doses of the bone growth drug Amplify were at greater risk for cancer.
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Charity Helps Children With Clubfoot Without Surgery
Posted: November 2nd, 2011, 1:02am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Ponseti method, as it is known, can be taught to nondoctors, making it a clubfoot treatment that can be readily transferred anywhere in the world.
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Hip Resurfacing Operation Loses Important Endorsement
Posted: October 21st, 2011, 1:10pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The California Technology Assessment Forum reversed its stance on a technique known as hip resurfacing, citing insufficient evidence regarding the surgery’s safety and efficacy.
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Medtronic Giving Yale Grant to Review Bone Growth Data
Posted: August 4th, 2011, 1:34am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Medtronic said that it was giving $2.5 million to Yale to oversee a review of the study data that examined a bone growth product’s safety and effectiveness.
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Study Faults Approval Process for Medical Devices
Posted: July 30th, 2011, 3:03am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A top scientific group said the system that examines the safety of devices like artificial hips should be replaced.
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Study of Medical Device Rules Is Attacked, Unseen
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 2:00am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A report that could propose a tougher approval process prompted an extraordinary campaign by the industry.
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Study of Medical Device Rules Is Attacked, Unseen
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 10:37pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A report that could propose a tougher approval process prompted an extraordinary campaign by the industry.
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Study of Medical Device Rules Is Attacked, Unseen
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 10:20pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A report that could propose a tougher approval process prompted an extraordinary campaign by the industry.
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Lawsuits and Intrigue Over 3M Diagnostic Test
Posted: July 22nd, 2011, 1:23am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A suit over a test to be marketed by 3M has escalated into a legal morass ensnaring 3M’s chief executive, Britain’s secretary of defense and a Washington lawyer.
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Lawsuits and Intrigue Over 3M Diagnostic Test
Posted: July 22nd, 2011, 1:23am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A suit over a test to be marketed by 3M has escalated into a legal morass ensnaring 3M’s chief executive, Britain’s secretary of defense and a Washington lawyer.
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J. Terrence Lanni, Ex-Chief of MGM Mirage, Dies at 68
Posted: July 18th, 2011, 5:16am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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When Mr. Lanni retired, he had remade MGM Mirage into the largest casino operator in Las Vegas and the second-largest casino company in the world.
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Sales Tactics on Implants Raise Doubts
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 10:59pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Because there is no independent study on which implants work best or last longest, doctors may be swayed by sales tactics.
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Sales Tactics on Implants Raise Doubts
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 10:59pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Because there is no independent study on which implants work best or last longest, doctors may be swayed by sales tactics.
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Hip Makers Told to Study More Data
Posted: May 11th, 2011, 3:04am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Food and Drug Administration ordered all producers of a popular category of artificial hip to study the implants, which have been linked to severe health effects in some patients.
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Hip Makers Told to Study More Data
Posted: May 11th, 2011, 3:04am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Food and Drug Administration ordered all producers of a popular category of artificial hip to study the implants, which have been linked to severe health effects in some patients.
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Medical Experts Dispute a Hospital’s Claims on Heart Device Data
Posted: April 21st, 2011, 1:12am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A hospital said that patients benefited when cardiologists there switched to heart devices made by a company that paid it consulting fees.
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Medical Experts Dispute a Hospital’s Claims on Heart Device Data
Posted: April 21st, 2011, 1:12am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A hospital said that patients benefited when cardiologists there switched to heart devices made by a company that paid it consulting fees.
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Group Faults the F.D.A. on Oversight of Devices
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 1:17am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Government Accountability Office found that the F.D.A. is continuing to approve dozens of high-risk medical devices annually with little review.
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Group Faults the F.D.A. on Oversight of Devices
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 1:17am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Government Accountability Office found that the F.D.A. is continuing to approve dozens of high-risk medical devices annually with little review.
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Inquiry Into Payments by Device Maker
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 12:13am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Gov. Brian Sandoval asked state health officials to look into whether payments by Biotronik involved improper billing practices or patient safety issues.
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Inquiry Into Payments by Device Maker
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 12:13am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Gov. Brian Sandoval asked state health officials to look into whether payments by Biotronik involved improper billing practices or patient safety issues.
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Doctors Group Returns to Fight Health Law
Posted: January 18th, 2011, 5:50pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has exerted outsize influence in the country’s health care debate, and other groups assert that its positions are outside the mainstream.
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Doctors Group Returns to Fight Health Law
Posted: January 18th, 2011, 5:11pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has been vocal in the country’s health care debate, and other groups assert that its positions are outside the mainstream.
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Doctor Says a Device He Invented Poses Risks
Posted: December 24th, 2010, 11:50pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Scott Augustine, who invented the Bair Hugger, which warms patients during operations, says the machine shouldn’t be used on those receiving implant devices like artificial heart valves.
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Doctor Warns Against Some Uses of Surgical Device He Invented
Posted: December 24th, 2010, 7:54pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Scott Augustine, who invented the Bair Hugger, which warms patients during operations, says the machine shouldn’t be used on those receiving implant devices like artificial heart valves.
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The Implants Loophole
Posted: December 17th, 2010, 12:50am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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DePuy’s artificial hip was marketed in the United States with a crucial component that had not been rigorously tested in patients.
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Ruling Is Upheld Against Executives Tied to OxyContin
Posted: December 16th, 2010, 2:50am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Three former top executives of the company that made the prescription painkiller OxyContin remained prohibited from involvement in government-financed health care.
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Narcotic Painkillers May Pose Danger to Elderly Patients, Study Says
Posted: December 14th, 2010, 12:40am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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A review cited a higher risk of bone fracture, heart attack and death with use of narcotic-based drugs.
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A New Round in a Long Coal Battle
Posted: November 10th, 2010, 1:01am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The case of Hugh Caperton has served as a plot line in a John Grisham drama, and it will continue as the former coal mine owner sues in Virginia.
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Foreclosure Mess Draws in the Lawyers Who Handled Them
Posted: October 16th, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Lawyers who handle mortgage cases for banks are in the cross hairs, now that big lenders are acknowledging errors in foreclosure processing.
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Supreme Court to Consider Vaccine Case
Posted: October 12th, 2010, 3:07pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Supreme Court’s review of the no-fault system for vaccines could have an effect on hundreds of lawsuits over childhood vaccines and autism.
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Vaccine Case to Be Heard by Justices
Posted: October 11th, 2010, 9:50pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Supreme Court’s review of the no-fault system for vaccines could have an effect on hundreds of lawsuits over childhood vaccines and autism.
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Vaccine Case to Be Heard by Justices
Posted: October 11th, 2010, 9:07pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Supreme Court’s review of the no-fault system for vaccines could have an effect on hundreds of lawsuits over childhood vaccines and autism.
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Casinos Now See Online Gambling as a Better Bet
Posted: October 4th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A trade group for major casinos like Harrah’s Entertainment and MGM Resorts is working on a proposal to ask Congress to legalize some form of online gambling.
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Promising Results in Trial of Heart Valve Procedure
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:30am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Survival rates rose for those receiving the valve, though the incidence of strokes and other complications was higher for that group.
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Senator Seeks Data on Complaints About Artificial Joints
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:29am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Senator Charles E. Grassley requested data from Zimmer Holdings, a maker of artificial hips and knees, on how it responded to complaints from surgeons.
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Senator Seeks Data on Complaints About Artificial Joints
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:29am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Senator Charles E. Grassley requested data from Zimmer Holdings, a maker of artificial hips and knees, on how it responded to complaints from surgeons.
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Washington State Moves to Tighten Controls on Pain Killers
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 11:55am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.
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Washington State Moves to Tighten Controls on Pain Killers
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:00am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.
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F.D.A. Panel Rejects Plan to Tighten Use of Painkillers
Posted: July 24th, 2010, 12:40am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Members did not find proposal strong enough to reduce the misuse of prescription narcotics.
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Transocean Is a Driller That Tends to Test the Rules
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 1:06am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, has pursued profits while testing local laws, and kept up questionable ties in Myanmar, Iran and Syria.
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For Victims at Sea, Not Much Legal Redress
Posted: July 5th, 2010, 11:50pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The BP spill has focused attention on outdated maritime laws that make it difficult to win damages for death or injury at sea.
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Surgeon vs. Knee Maker: Who’s Rejecting Whom?
Posted: June 20th, 2010, 2:38am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A dispute offers a rare look at a clash between a top-shelf consultant and his corporate patron over patient safety.
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Lifesaving Devices Can Cause Havoc at Life’s End
Posted: May 14th, 2010, 8:10am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The medical community has begun to consider policies about when to turn off a heart defibrillator that might cause pain to a dying patient.
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Less Invasive Heart Defibrillators Seen Closer to Reality
Posted: May 13th, 2010, 12:51am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A new device delivers a jolt through a sensor implanted under a patient’s skin, but not wired to a patient’s heart.
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U.S. Judge Rejects Guidant Deal on Defibrillators
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 2:27pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Justice Department was faulted for its $296 million deal with the device maker.
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F.D.A. Steps Up Oversight of Infusion Pumps
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 11:44pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Infusion pumps, used to deliver medicines into a patient’s body, have been linked to 710 deaths in five years.
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F.D.A. Steps Up Oversight of Infusion Pumps
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 11:44pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Infusion pumps, used to deliver medicines into a patient’s body, have been linked to 710 deaths in five years.
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Who’s to Blame When Flawed Health Products Are Sold?
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 10:40am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Doctors in a landmark medical device case ask who should be held responsible when a company sells flawed products.
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Who’s to Blame When Flawed Health Products Are Sold?
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 10:40am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Doctors in a landmark medical device case ask who should be held responsible when a company sells flawed products.
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Boston Scientific Stops Defibrillator Sales
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 10:57pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The company withdraws the heart devices, saying it failed to warn the Food and Drug Administration about manufacturing changes.
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Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:08am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.
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Concerns Over ‘Metal on Metal’ Hip Implants
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 12:37am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Studies show that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating metallic debris with effects that include groin pain, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.
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Concerns Over ‘Metal on Metal’ Hip Implants
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:20pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Studies show that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating metallic debris with effects that include groin pain, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.
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Concerns Over Metal Hip Implants
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 9:15pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Studies show that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating metallic debris with effects that include groin pain, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.
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Boston Scientific to Pay $1.7 Billion to Settle Patent Suits
Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 12:54am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The agreement with Johnson and Johnson to settle three disputes involving heart stents is one of 17 that have been settled as Boston Scientific tries to clear up pending litigation.
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F.D.A. to Seek New Standards on Human Test Data
Posted: December 29th, 2009, 11:19pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The Food and Drug Administration will seek tougher standards for data from tests by medical device makers.
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F.D.A. to Seek New Standards on Human Test Data
Posted: December 29th, 2009, 4:28pm EST by By BARRY MEIER
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The Food and Drug Administration will seek tougher standards for data from tests by medical device makers.
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The Work-Up: Costs Surge for Medical Devices, but Benefits Are Opaque
Posted: November 5th, 2009, 11:28am EST by By BARRY MEIER
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Medical devices may seem an inviting target to better control Medicare spending, but plans for a health care overhaul do not address the quality or the cost of the products.
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A Race in Cardiology
Posted: October 1st, 2009, 3:38am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Two major companies are racing to develop the potentially next big thing in heart surgery: a replacement valve that can be implanted through thin tubes known as catheters.
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A Race in Cardiology
Posted: October 1st, 2009, 3:38am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Two major companies are racing to develop the potentially next big thing in heart surgery: a replacement valve that can be implanted through thin tubes known as catheters.
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Kevork S. Hovnanian, Construction Company Founder, Dies at 86
Posted: September 26th, 2009, 2:10am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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An immigrant from Iraq, Mr. Hovnanian helped start a family company that operates in 18 states and is among the largest builders of residences in the country.
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Doctor Is Pressed Again on Ties to Device Makers
Posted: September 22nd, 2009, 2:14am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Two leading senators say a doctor affiliated with Columbia University may have failed to tell the university about millions of dollars in payments.
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Survey Shows Heart Device Aids Men More Than Women
Posted: September 15th, 2009, 1:13am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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An examination of data collected from patients with defibrillators indicates that they may not be as effective for women.
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Survey Shows Heart Device Aids Men More Than Women
Posted: September 15th, 2009, 1:13am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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An examination of data collected from patients with defibrillators indicates that they may not be as effective for women.
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At Medtronic, a Profit Goal for Training
Posted: September 10th, 2009, 9:14pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Internal documents from an Australian unit showed the company could expect a 200 percent return from paying for training fellowships.
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At Medtronic, a Profit Goal for Training
Posted: September 10th, 2009, 9:14pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Internal documents from an Australian unit showed the company could expect a 200 percent return from paying for training fellowships.
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Diabetes Case Shows Pitfalls of Treatment Rules
Posted: August 18th, 2009, 2:01am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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A guideline calling for aggressive control of blood sugar was withdrawn after a study suggested that such action could harm or even kill some patients.
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2nd Medtronic Consultant Draws Senate’s Scrutiny
Posted: July 29th, 2009, 1:29pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Dr. David W. Polly Jr. urged members of a Senate panel in 2006 to continue research on combat-related injuries, while Medtronic was paying him $6,000 to appear.
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Panel Suggests U.S. Medical Priorities
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 4:46pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The report recommended priorities for the Obama administration as it spends $1.1 billion to compare the effectiveness of drugs, medical devices, surgeries and other treatments.
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Panel Suggests U.S. Medical Priorities
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 4:46pm EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The report recommended priorities for the Obama administration as it spends $1.1 billion to compare the effectiveness of drugs, medical devices, surgeries and other treatments.
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Bone-Growth Proteins Show Risk in New Study
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 2:57am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Patients who received a bioengineered protein during spinal fusion procedures had far more complications than patients who did not, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Bone-Growth Proteins Show Risk in New Study
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 2:57am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Patients who received a bioengineered protein during spinal fusion procedures had far more complications than patients who did not, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Medtronic Gets Subpoena Regarding Disputed Study
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 1:43am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The Justice Department is asking about the company’s ties to a former Army surgeon whose report on a bone growth product is now disputed.
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Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 12:48am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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The medical device maker and four of its executives were indicted Tuesday on federal charges that they improperly promoted a bone filler for purposes not approved by the F.D.A.