FDA seeks to improve hospital reporting of device injuries The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking to improve hospital reporting of injuries and deaths associated with medical devices after inspections at 17 hospitals revealed widespread under-reporting of such events.
Surgery in utero saves boy from life-threatening heart tumor In a medical first, doctors at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) successfully removed a tumor from an in-utero fetus’ life, resulting in a healthy birth.
Infants should share bedroom with parents to reduce risk of sudden death, group advises An influential group of doctors has advised that infants should sleep in the same bedroom as their parents but on a separate surface, such as a crib or bassinet, to decrease the risks of sleep-related deaths.
Couple ties knot in the nude after bride survives rare flesh-eating bacteria An Australian woman and her sweetheart recently got married in the nude in front of 700 people after she woke from a 31-day coma and lost her wedding dress.
Woman dies after miscarriage, 'conscientious objector' doctor blamed The story of an Italian woman who died after giving premature birth to twins isn't turning out to be a straightforward "complications during childbirth" story, with her family now claiming her doctor refused to perform a life-saving abortion, reports the BBC.
'This is your brain on drugs' guy is for legalizing pot John Roselius just voted to legalize recreational marijuana in California.
High school athlete wakes up from coma speaking Spanish after concussion A Georgia teenager has survived a life-threatening head injury on the soccer pitch that put him in a coma — and when he woke up, he was only speaking fluent Spanish.
Hired experts support claims St. Jude heart devices can be hacked Short-selling firm Muddy Waters said in a legal brief filed on Monday that outside cyber security experts it hired have validated its claim that St. Jude Medical Inc cardiac implants are vulnerable to potentially life-threatening cyber attacks.
Back to school season may mean surge in concussion risk When children return to school each fall they face at least twice the concussion risk they had during summer vacation, a U.S. study suggests.
Counting on your fingers may make you smarter Have you ever noticed children secretly counting on their fingers?
