Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug ...
Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths ...
The FDA calls this "the most serious type of recall," alerting healthcare providers as well as patients about these products ...
The FDA has issued a recall of Abbott's Thoratec heart pumps due to reports of 273 injuries and 14 deaths linked to the ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that two heart devices, the HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left ...
People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled "anti-choking" ...
An investigation showed that Boston's device, Obsidio Embolic, when used with a specific technique posed a higher risk of ...
The Biden administration recently launched the Global Health Security Strategy, a new effort to combat the spread of ...
The FDA issued a safety communication after Exactech declined to initiate a voluntary recall for the implants.
Biological material can build up and obstruct blood flow in heart failure patients supported by the left ventricular assist devices, the FDA said.
New Jersey native Lisa Pisano has gotten a new lease on life, thanks to a combined transplant of a mechanical heart pump and ...
The recall affects the only medical option for many patients with end-stage heart failure who do not qualify for a transplant ...