Medical Devices/Equipment Consumer

Approval is a first for certain critically ill patients

Inhaler drugs used by millions of people with emphysema and bronchitis may slightly raise the risk for heart attacks and even death, a study suggests.

The new software package will alert both patients and physicians of a potential lead fracture. This will enable early intervention and lower the risk of serious complications.

There is a new alternative to having a total hip replacement. Now doctors are 'resurfacing' the bone instead.

In February, Boston Scientific said the Justice Department was investigating whether manufacturers had been promoting the devices for unapproved uses, among them the repair of weakened blood vessels.

It is one of the most audacious promises in a campaign that has been thick with them.