Uloric (febuxostat): Boxed Warning Added – Due to Increased Risk of Death with Gout Medicine The FDA has concluded there is an increased risk of death with Uloric (febuxostat) compared to another gout medicine, allopurinol. This conclusion is based oupon in-depth review
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Recently, University Hospitals in Ohio (otherwise known as UH) notified about 700 fertility patients that their frozen eggs and embryos were damaged due to rise of temperature in a storage bank. Some of the samples had been preserved for over thirty years.
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The FDA has received reports of serious adverse events, including patient injury and death, associated with the use of implantable infusion pumps in the MR environment. These reports describe medication dosing inaccuracies (e.g., over-infusion or under-infusion, unintended bolus) and other mechanical problems
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Mirena IUDs have been linked with the following health issues: Pseudotumors Uterine Perforation The Mirena® intrauterine device (IUD) is a birth control device that is implanted into the uterus. The product can work for up to 5 years and suppresses ovulation through hormone
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Recent studies have shown that forced air warming blankets, which are used in the majority of U.S. hospitals, can spread bacteria from wounds and cause significant infections. If you or a loved one contracted a severe infection after surgery, and a forced
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Endoscopes are utilized by doctor to look into patients bodies to diagnose and treat certain conditions. Generally, the device is a long thin plastic tube with a light and camera attached to the end of it. Unfortunately, the use of endoscopes has
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FDA is warning that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women during their third trimester may affect the development of children’s brains. Consistent with animal
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Cleveland Ohio Attorneys That Pursue Medical Malpractice Claims Related to Pulmonary Embolisms and DVT A Deep Vein Thrombosis or “DVT” is a blood clot in a vein in one of the legs. A pulmonary embolism or “PE” is clot in one of
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