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Study: Stem cells from strangers can repair hearts
LOS ANGELES — Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks. In a study, stem cells donated by strangers proved as […]
FDA approves less-invasive heart defibrillator
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a first-of-a-kind heart-zapping implant from Boston Scientific that that does not directly touch the heart. Implantable defibrillators use thin […]
Gammie named chief of cardiac surgery at UM med school
Dr. James S. Gammie has been named chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Doctor gets 8-year sentence for needless stents
An Eastern Shore cardiologist has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for implanting unnecessary heart stents in more than 100 patients. A jury convicted John McLean in July […]
FDA wants stricter testing for defibrillators
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is recommending stricter safety measures for heart-zapping defibrillators after years of increasing problems with the emergency medical devices. Under the agency’s proposal posted […]
Painkiller mass tort expected to be big
BOSTON, Mass. — Plaintiffs’ personal injury attorneys are gearing up to initiate an onslaught of litigation against makers of the popular painkillers Darvon and Darvocet. After the voluntary withdrawal of […]
Cardiologist sues St. Joseph Medical Center over stent allegations
A former St. Joseph Medical Center cardiologist accused of unnecessarily implanting stents in hundreds of patients filed a $60 million lawsuit against the hospital Thursday. Dr. Mark G. Midei alleges […]
