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Australian Court Orders J&J to Pay $1.7 Million in Pelvic Implant Case

An Australian court on Tuesday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay three women a total of A$2.6 million ($1.7 million) plus legal costs as compensation for misleading patients and surgeons about the risks of its pelvic mesh implants. The Federal …

Unreported Robot Surgery Injuries Open New Questions for FDA

When Sheena Wilson, 45, underwent robotic surgery for a hysterectomy in May, she didn’t know the Intuitive Surgical Inc. system used by her doctor was previously tied to a variety of injuries for the same procedure. Her rectum was badly …

FDA Urges Protection of Medical Devices From Cyber Threats

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, citing potential cyber threats to medical devices, on Thursday urged medical device makers, hospitals and other medical facilities to upgrade their protections against attacks that could disable the devices or compromise patient privacy. In …