On the heels of warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the risks of using power morcellators in uterine surgery, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has been asked to ...

After some debate, Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC) has decided to continue covering procedures that use laparoscopic power morcellators, reported the Wall Street Journal. The nation's fourth-largest ...

Lawsuit is one of dozens against makers of device used in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery Power morcellator device can spread hidden cancer Second NJ case to name same device maker, hospital ...

A growing number of insurers plan to follow the advice of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and restrict the use of the laparoscopic power morcellator in hysterectomies, the Wall Street Journal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A planned clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a device designed to catch cancerous tissue in ...

Even more devastating, the rotating blade of the morcellator had scattered cancerous tissue fragments around her abdomen and pelvic area, accelerating the disease’s progression. “None of the forms I ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today permitted the marketing of the first tissue containment system for use with certain laparoscopic power morcellators to isolate uterine tissue that is ...

Amy Reed, MD, PhD, a physician and cancer patient who long advocated against the use of power morcellators, died Wednesday at the age of 44, reports The New York Times. The anesthesiologist and mother ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA today issued a safety communication for patients and their health care providers that stresses the ...