The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just flagged a common medical device—surgical staplers and implantable staples—because of a heightened risk associated with their use in...
A recent study shows that a blood test that doctors use to determine whether a patient has had a heart attack may be inaccurate, calling it...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating its warning about surgical balloons and stents that are coated in the drug paclitaxel. The agency’s letter warns...
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it is has launched a probe into a new psychosis drug that is marketed for the treatment of Parkinson’s...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a report warning the public about the risks of the drug tofacitinib. A recent clinical trial determined that...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned that a common gout prescription may increase your chances of death from heart-related issues. The drug is Uloric...
A new study by the European Society of Cardiology has tied a drug commonly used to treat chest pain and high blood pressure with a higher...
More than three-quarters of U.S. consumers take a dietary supplement to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. But according to the FDA, some of those supplements may...
The FDA has issued a Class 1 recall for Medtronic dual-chamber pacemakers sold under the model names Adapta, Versa, Sensia, Relia, Attesta, Sphera, Vitatron and distributed...
When a pregnant woman is treated with valproate for epilepsy, the chances increase that her child will develop attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Danish Study Associates Epilepsy Drug...
