Contrary to what most people believe, the FDA does not do any testing. Instead, it must rely on the truthfulness and accuracy of the information provided to them by the drug and device companies seeking to market new products.

In response to thousands of reports of adverse events and increased concern among doctors and FDA regulators, the FDA has reclassified transvaginal meshes used to repair pelvic organ prolapse from moderate-risk devices (class II) to high-risk devices (class III).

As 2015 ends, plaintiffs in the IVC Filter lawsuits against medical devices giant C.R. Bard will likely look back on the year as one of progress.

In August 2012, the FDA published a Safety Communication regarding the Bard IVC Filter and since then the frequency of lawsuits has been on the rise with Bard and Cook being the two primary manufacturers being named as defendants.

Every day thousands of people in Texas and across the United States take opioid pain medications, such as Vicodin and Percocet, to relieve their pain. Care must be taken in prescribing such medications however, because they are highly addictive....

When you go to the pharmacy to receive a prescription, you often feel a sense of relief because you believe that you are about to start feeling better. Most of the time, this is true. Sometimes, however, a prescription...

When Texas patients go to their doctors for treatment, they put a profound trust in the hands of their medical providers. Their doctors, in turn, place trust in the pharmaceutical drug manufacturers who provide their medicine. If anything is...