Boston Scientific adds new warnings to surgical-mesh devices | Minneapolis Star Tribune
Boston Scientific Corp. is adding new safety warnings to the labels for its most heavily litigated products—surgical-mesh devices used to repair common pelvic disorders in women.
Zimmer Biomet breached deferred prosecution deal, U.S. says | Reuters
Indiana-based medical-device maker Biomet breached a deferred prosecution agreement it reached in 2012 to resolve a foreign corruption investigation, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing. The U.S. Justice Department said the company now called Zimmer Biomet Holdings breached the agreement through activity in Brazil and Mexico that it disclosed in 2014, and by failing maintain a corporate compliance program.
Colorado hospital accused of patient-privacy breaches | Aspen (Colo.) Times
A former Aspen Valley Hospital employee who says a human resources manager outed him as HIV-positive is alleging the hospital repeatedly violated patient-confidentiality laws. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of Denver, is using the name John Doe. His actual identity is concealed from the lawsuit because he wants his privacy protected, said attorney Mari Newman of the Denver law firm Killmer, Lane & Newman, which filed the complaint.
Legionella bacteria found at Allegheny General Hospital | (Pittsburgh) Tribune-Review
A patient's positive test for Legionnaires' disease triggered an investigation that found Legionella bacteria in two water tanks at Allegheny General Hospital, officials said Wednesday.
Kansas 'reconsiders' decision to end Planned Parenthood providers' Medicaid funding | Public radio KCUR.org
Kansas has “reconsidered” its decision to terminate the participation of 11 Planned Parenthood physicians and other medical providers in the state's Medicaid program, although it's still trying to cut off Planned Parenthood itself.
American Well loses patent claim against Teladoc, plans appeal | MedCity News
A federal judge in Massachusetts has thrown out a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by telehealth company American Well against fierce competitor Teladoc and invalidated the patent itself. American Well said it would appeal.
Can a bunch of doctors keep an $8 billion secret? Not on Twitter | Bloomberg.com
In New Orleans on Monday, a major medical organization attempted a feat perhaps as hard as treating the disease doctors were there to discuss. They asked a packed convention hall of attendees not to tweet the confidential, market-moving data they had flown in to see. It didn't work.