Citing those “willful discovery violations” by the Japanese device giant, King County Superior Court Judge Steve Rosen ordered a new trial Tuesday in a wrongful death case. More than 25 lawsuits against the medical scope maker have been filed nationally.
More than 25 patients and families, from Pennsylvania to California, have sued Olympus alleging wrongful death, negligence or fraud.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
In the wake of the UCLA superbug scare associated with contaminated duodenoscope use, the FDA has tasked three medtech companies to analyze how health workers clean these devices.
Six or seven years ago, it was tough to raise funds for antibiotics. But we are seeing that pendulum shift dramatically and seeing more companies invest.
What pathogen is causing a patient's disease? A coalition of University of California researchers, doctors and Silicon Valley companies are working together to create a test that can diagnose whether a severely ill patient has a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite.
Great Basin just received $5 million, five-year grant to meet the goals of Obama's recent National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Medical devices are coming under closer regulatory scrutiny, with U.S. health insurers calling for more stringent control over how reusable devices are approved, monitored and maintained. The most recent waves come from a Wall Street Journal series detailing the demise of the morcellator, a laparoscopic device used in hysterectomies. It has been found to spread uterine cancer within a […]
This is welcome news in the wake of that UCLA superbug scare: The FDA has issued new guidance that requires the manufacturers of reusable medical devices to thoroughly test and label their devices to make sure patients accidentally exposed to dangerous pathogens, RAPS reports. The current regulations around hospitals informing patients of pathogen risks are actually quite […]
The Morning Read provides a 24-hour wrap up of everything else healthcare’s innovators need to know about the business of medicine (and beyond). The author of The Read published it but all full-time MedCity News journalists contribute to its content. TOP STORIES Fast action on superbugs from the FDA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Since the news of the CRE (carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae) infections at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Wednesday, many are concerned about how the design of the duodenoscope used is difficult to sterilize. Seven people were infected with CRE and two have died. The device is often used to do procedures on the gallbladder, pancreatic ducts […]
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At UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center, two people have died among seven patients who were infected with the antibiotic-resistant superbug known as CRE (Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae). The LA Times reported Wednesday that the number of infected patients may grow because nearly 180 patients who were treated from October to January could have potentially been exposed to […]