Biocell breast implants pulled from sale in Canada
A brand of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer has been barred from Canada, following a joint investigation by CBC News. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
PIP breast implant scandal: Victims visited by bailiffs
It is feared thousands of women who had faulty PIP breast implants may have to pay back compensation. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
F.D.A. Won ’t Ban Sales of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Cancer
Many other countries have already banned the products. But the U.S. agency said the risk was still low, despite repeated requests from women and doctors that the implants be removed from the market. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 6, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Denise Grady and Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Breasts Implants Recalls and Bans of Products Food and Drug Administration Plastic Surgery Non-Hodgkin ' s Lymphoma Allergan Inc your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
A Boat Crushed His Face. Then Plastic Surgeons Hit Him With $167,000 in Medical Costs
Bob Ensor didn’t see the boom swinging violently toward him as he cleaned a sailboat in dry dock on a spring day two years ago. But he heard the crack as it hit him in the face.
He was transported by ambulance to an in-network hospital near his home in Middletown, N.J., where initial X-rays showed his nose was broken as were several bones of his left eye socket. The emergency physician summoned the on-call plastic surgeon, who admitted him to the hospital and scheduled him for surgery the next day.
Shortly before surgery, the doctor introduced Ensor to a second plastic surgeon who would assist in the 90-minute proced...
Source: TIME: Health - May 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michelle Andrews / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized Healthcare Source Type: news
FDA: No Ban for Textured Breast Implants
The agency said it's too soon to ban a type of textured implant recently linked to a rare form of lymphoma (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Allows Continued Sales of Textured Breast Implants FDA Allows Continued Sales of Textured Breast Implants
US regulators are considering additional steps, including adding a boxed warning, regarding risks of breast implants.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 3, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Breast implants tied to rare cancer to remain on market
The FDA says the risks do not warrant a national ban (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast Implants Linked to Cancer Can Still be Sold in U.S.: FDA
Title: Breast Implants Linked to Cancer Can Still be Sold in U.S.: FDACategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/3/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/3/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - May 3, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
FDA Bans Summary Reporting for Breast Implants
FDA appears to be making good on its promise to make all adverse event reports public. The agency ended all summary reporting of breast implant medical device reports in an effort to promote greater transparency.Â
This is part of a larger effort to end the alternative summary reporting program for all medical devices, which FDA said it intends to complete in the coming weeks. The agency was accused earlier this year of hiding millions of adverse event reports from the public under what is known as the alternative summary reporting program, which was established in 1997. Making all of the data regarding adverse ...
Source: MDDI - May 3, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
Breast implants tied to rare cancer to remain on US market
US will allow a type of breast implant linked to a rare form of cancer to stay on the market (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Breast implants tied to cancer remain on U.S. market, under review by Health Canada
U.S. health authorities are allowing a type of breast implant with links to cancer to stay on the market. The same implant is under review by Health Canada. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
F.D.A. Won ’ t Ban Sales of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Cancer
Many other countries have already banned the products. But the U.S. agency said the risk was still low, despite repeated requests from women and doctors that the implants be removed from the market. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY and RONI CARYN RABIN Tags: your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Today, the @US_FDA announced several new steps we have taken and are considering, aimed at helping to ensure that women have access to the information they need about breast implants. #MedicalDevice
(Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - May 2, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: ( at FDADeviceInfo) Source Type: news
FDA: Breast Implants Linked to Cancer Can Still Be Sold in U.S.
THURSDAY, May 2, 2019 -- A type of breast implant linked to cancer can still be sold in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
The agency said it is too soon to ban a type of textured implant recently linked to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 2, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA won’t ban breast implants linked to cancer at this time
A month after a dramatic hearing in which many women called on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a type of breast implant linked to a rare cancer, the agency said it won’t take that action now b... (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laurie McGinley Source Type: news
