CDC Warns About Serious Eye Infections After Laser Surgery
April 13, 2026
Purpureocillium lilacinum is an environmental mold that can cause a range of infections in humans. Although infection in immunocompetent persons is uncommon, eye infections have been reported. Most cases of P. lilacinum keratitis have been reported in association with soft contact len[...]
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The Doctors Company To Acquire ProAssurance Corporation
March 21, 2025
As per the March 19, 2025 The Doctors Company press release: The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, and ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA), an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in medical liability, products liability for [...]
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Breast Implants
November 26, 2019
On October 24, 2019, the FDA issued “Breast Implants – Certain Labeling Recommendations to Improve Patient Communication” containing recommendations concerning the content and format for certain labeling information for saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants. The FDA stated[...]
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FDA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Fecal Transplantation
August 7, 2019
On June 13, 2019, the FDA issued a safety alert in which it stated, in part, “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care providers and patients of the potential risk of serious or life-threatening infections with the use of fecal microbiota for transplantation (FMT). The a[...]
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Almost Half Of U.S. Adults Have Cardiovascular Disease
February 11, 2019
The American Heart Association (AHA) announced on January 31, 2019 the findings of its Heart and Stroke Statistics — 2019 Update that was published in its journal Circulation. The researchers found that 48 percent of all adults in the United States (121.5 million in 2016) have some type of cardiov[...]
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FDA Formally Accepts ClinGen Expert Curated Human Genetic Data
January 1, 2019
On December 4, 2018, the FDA formally recognized a public database that contains information about genes, genetic variants and their relationship to disease known as ClinGen Expert Curated Human Genetic Data. The FDA’s action is intended enhance the efficient development of novel diagnostic te[...]
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Drug And Medical Device Companies Paid $8,180,000,000 To 631,000 Physicians For Travel, Research, Speaking Fees, And Meals In 2016
July 5, 2017
Open Payments is a federal program, required by the Affordable Care Act, that collects information about the payments drug and device companies make to physicians and teaching hospitals for things like travel, research, gifts, speaking fees, and meals. It also includes ownership interests that physi[...]
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Maryland Has Highest Hospitalization Rate For Opioid Use
January 16, 2017
Between 2005 and 2014, the rate of opioid-related inpatient hospital stays in the United States increased 64.1%, from 136.8 per 100,000 population in 2005 to 224.6 per 100,000 population in 2014, representing a 5.7% average annual growth rate. During the same period, the rate of opioid-related ED vi[...]
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