Vaping Firms Sue Seeking to Further Delay FDA Review of e-Cigarettes August 19, 2019 By Matthew Perrone A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government last week to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on...
FDA Says Risks Do Not Warrant Ban on Breast Implants at This Time May 6, 2019 By Matthew Perrone U.S. health authorities will allow a type of breast implant linked to a rare form of cancer to stay on...
FDA Medical Panel Opposes Restrictions on Breast Implants at This Time March 29, 2019 By Matthew Perrone Government medical advisers said this week it’s too soon to ban a type of breast implant that has recently been...
Only Few Who Need Them Get Medicines for Opioid Addiction, Says Medical Group March 22, 2019 By Matthew Perrone Medicines proven to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused in the U.S., the nation’s top medical advisers said Wednesday. Only...
Lawmakers Cite Own Experiences in Grilling Drug Executives on Prices March 1, 2019 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Matthew Perrone Channeling the ire of constituents and drawing from personal experience, senators chastised drug company executives Tuesday over the high cost...
Doctors Alerted to Cancer Risk Linked to Breast Implants February 12, 2019 By Matthew Perrone U.S. health officials are telling doctors to be on the lookout for a rare cancer linked to breast implants after...
FDA Vows Overhaul of Medical Device Approval System November 29, 2018 By Matthew Perrone U.S. health officials said this week they plan to overhaul the nation’s decades-old system for approving most medical devices, which...
Bayer to Discontinue Sales of Essure Birth Control Device as U.S. Lawsuits Mount July 23, 2018 By Matthew Perrone and Lindsey Tanner The maker of a permanent contraceptive implant subject to thousands of injury reports and repeated safety restrictions by regulators said...
How to Make Implants, Pacemakers and Other Medical Devices Safer April 20, 2018 By Matthew Perrone U.S. health officials on Tuesday proposed steps to improve the government’s system for overseeing medical devices, which has been criticized...
Surprise Fees Often Follow Medical Emergencies February 18, 2016 By Matthew Perrone Recovering from a medical procedure is always a challenge, but getting hit with unexpected insurance fees can add financial hardship...