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Breast Implants Recalled, Linked to Deadly Lymphoma and Lawsuits
Breast augmentation is the most popular plastic surgery in the United States. Nearly half a million women get breast enlargement or reconstruction in the U.S. every year. Hundreds of thousands of them get textured implants. Now, over 500 of these women have developed...
Risk of Deadly Lung Disease Linked to Popular Kitchen Countertops
Artificial “engineered stone” has grown in popularity in the last decade. It’s now one of the most commonly used materials for kitchen and bathroom countertops. Engineered stone has replaced natural stone kitchen countertops like granite and marble. It’s a cheaper...
Sharp Grossmont Hospital Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit
When you enter a medical facility to give birth or have an operation, the last thing you expect is for these private moments to be videotaped. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to nearly 1,800 patients between July 2012 and June 2013 at the Women's Health...
Truvada for PrEP: A Miracle Drug Under Fire
Some drugs hit the market with a huge impact, forever changing the way a condition is managed. Truvada worked so well to prevent the transmission of HIV that the World Health Organization labeled it one of the world’s essential medications. Hundreds of thousands of...