The opioid crisis reaches far beyond the estimated 2 million people who are addicted and 130 who die from overdose each day in the U.S. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a baby is born addicted to opioids every 15 minutes, and that is based on data from 2014. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), withdrawal from opioids after … [Read more...]
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New Study Looks at Gadolinium Deposition in MS Patients
A recently published study found that multiple injections of the gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) gadodiamide resulted in gadolinium deposition in the brains of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who were in the first five years of the disease. Patients who had received more than eight injections showed a tendency to have a higher number of … [Read more...]
Contaminated Stem Cell Product Injuries
In 2018, 12 patients were hospitalized for infections caused by contaminated ReGen Series stem cell products manufactured by Genetec and distributed by Liveyon. On September 18, 2018, Liveyon initiated a voluntary recall of all Genetec-produced products and no longer uses the manufacturer. E. coli was among the bacteria which caused the infections … [Read more...]
Allergan Textured Breast Implants Linked to Cancer Recalled Worldwide
After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested that Allergan remove certain models of its textured breast implants from the U.S. market, the company initiated a worldwide recall of its BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders. Earlier this year, the FDA said the evidence did not warrant banning the implants, but after … [Read more...]
Integra LifeSciences Intracranial Medical Device Recall
In May, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a class I recall of Integra LifeSciences’ LimiTorr Volume Limiting Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage System and its MoniTorr Intracranial Pressure (ICP) External CSF Drainage and Monitoring Systems. A class I recall is the most serious type of recall in which the recalled product … [Read more...]
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