J&J gambled on hip implant safety, lawyer alleges
Johnson & Johnson 'knew this hip was defective' but failed to warn patients, a plaintiff's attorney says. The company said it acted properly and 'put patients above money.'Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson played "Russian roulette" with patient safety by ignoring high failure rates and surgeons' complaints about its once-popular artificial hip, a Los Angeles jury was told during closing arguments at a high-stakes medical trial for the company. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suffering side-effects of health reform
Less than a year before the law comes into force, companies ranging from supermarkets to artificial hip makers are unhappy about costs and other snags (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - February 18, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
DePuy Hid Data About Failed Hip Implant, Documents Show
Johnson & Johnson executives were aware that an artificial hip had a critical design flaw years before it was recalled, but concealed that information, according to documents disclosed at a trial. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By BARRY MEIER Tags: Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE Food and Drug Administration Medical Devices Suits and Litigation Implants DePuy Orthopaedics Hips Source Type: news
J&J negotiating possible $2 billion implant settlement: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson is negotiating a potential $2 billion settlement with patients who received its recalled artificial hip implant, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing five people familiar with the matter. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Metal Hip Implants Face Tighter Controls
The FDA proposed that companies making metal-on-metal artificial hip joints produce medical evidence demonstrating their safety in order to stay on the market. Also, the agency said, any new metal-on-metal hip products will require human clinical evidence to gain approval for marketing. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
FDA Seeks Stricter Regulation of Metal Hip Implants
The FDA proposed that companies making metal-on-metal artificial hip joints produce medical evidence demonstrating their safety in order to stay on the market. Also, the agency said, any new metal-on-metal hip products will require human clinical evidence to gain approval for marketing. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
All-metal hip implants can damage soft tissue: FDA
(Reuters) - Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause soft-tissue damage and pain, which could lead to further surgery to replace the implant, the U.S. health regulator said, following several recalls of the artificial hip parts. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
F.D.A. to Tighten Regulation of All-Metal Hip Implants
The F.D.A. is proposing rules that could stop manufacturers from selling a type of artificial hip that is failing early in many patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By BARRY MEIER Tags: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE Food and Drug Administration Medical Devices Zimmer Holdings Inc ZMH NYSE Hips Source Type: news
The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips
Experts estimate the hip failures may cost taxpayers, insurers, employers and others billions of dollars in coming years, contributing to the soaring cost of health care. (Source: AARP.org News)
Source: AARP.org News - January 4, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
