Industry News

By Helen Branswell

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said July 22 that researchers have reported... Read More »

U.S. Sees First Cases of Dangerous Fungus Resistant to All Drugs in Untreated People

By Denise Roland

The recent recall of sleep apnea devices made by Royal Philips NV affects about 2 million people... Read More »

Sleep Apnea Sufferers Scramble After Philips Recall of Critical Machine

By Kari Oakes

Patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) who underwent surgical mesh repair had a greater risk... Read More »

FDA Affirms Increased Risk with Pelvic Mesh Products

By Mackenzie Bean

Thousands of patients received the HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device even after the Food and... Read More »

Thousands of Patients Received Heart Pump with Known Safety Issues, ProPublica Finds

By Matt Richtel; Reed Abelson

Nursing homes around the United States saw sharp declines in COVID-19 infections in recent... Read More »

Nursing Homes Confront New COVID Outbreaks Amid Calls for Staff Vaccination Mandates

By Patient Engagement HIT

A combination of gamification, financial incentives and social support helped to increase... Read More »

How Effective is Gamification in Increasing Patient Motivation?

By Andrea Park

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced recently that two medical device makers had... Read More »

St. Jude Medical, Alere Pay Combined $65M to Settle DOJ Claims They Knowingly Sold Defective Devices Fierce Biotech

By Laurie McGinley

Amid swirling controversy over its recent approval of Biogen's Aduhelm, the Food and Drug... Read More »

FDA Releases Fresh Details on Internal Debate Over Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

By Joseph Walker; Thomas M. Burton

Biogen's recently approved Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, sanctioned despite opposition from... Read More »

Costly New Alzheimer's Drug Could Force Medicare to Restrict Access