Uncovering the dangers associated with a common surgical tool poses a question: Why is the FDA still following a 1976 process that systematically approves devices based on similarity to other devices ...

On the heels of warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the risks of using power morcellators in uterine surgery, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has been asked to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today permitted the marketing of the first tissue containment system for use with certain laparoscopic power morcellators to isolate uterine tissue that is ...

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson suspended worldwide sale of its device used in fibroid surgery amid concerns over its potential to spread undetected cancer beyond the uterus. The company said it is ...

As concerns surrounding the use of power morcellators (http://www.injurybeacon.com/power-morcellator/) in gynecological surgeries continue to grow, Bernstein Liebhard ...

(Reuters) - HCA Holdings Inc, the largest for-profit U.S. hospital operator, said a procedure for removing uterine fibroids that has been linked to the spread of cancer will no longer be performed at ...

Jan. 11--A Pittsburgh-area woman whose experience helped curtail health insurance coverage in three states for a surgical tool linked to cancer died of the disease Friday at age 57 at her home. Used ...