A slew of pelvic mesh lawsuits have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek stricter rules for makers of the problematic implants.
Pelvic mesh, also known as transvaginal mesh (TVM), has been used for more than 15 years to...
FDA sent Petition re: Levaquin Use Causing Polio-Like Illness in Children
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics were originally manufactured to treat serious, life-threatening infections. They have increasingly been prescribed for minor infections and in some cases, when no infection is present at all.
A non-profit consumer...
FDA Shuts Down Cheese Plant over Deadly Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted operations at a Delaware cheese plant after an outbreak of listeria linked to the company’s cheese killed one person and sickened many others.
This is only the second time the FDA has used its...