Johnson & Johnson suspended sales of its Ethicon morcellation devices in April. Power morcellator manufacturers could soon face a new wave of regulatory scrutiny, as the FDA will convene in July to ...

Last November, the FDA ramped up its oversight of power morcellator devices, recommending against using the tools in most women undergoing a hysterectomy or uterine fibroid removal after finding that ...

The FBI reportedly is investigating a medical device that was withdrawn from the market last year after it was found to spread cancer in women. The Wall Street Journal reports investigators are ...

In late 2013, media coverage of power morcellators, a tool used during laparoscopic hysterectomies, drew attention to the controversy around the device. Patient advocates say that use of morcellators ...

Uncovering the dangers associated with a common surgical tool poses a question: Why is the FDA still following a 1976 process that systematically approves devices based on similarity to other devices ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KABC) -- Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is being investigated by the FBI over a controversial surgical tool that may be putting women's lives at risk. The device is the ...

The FDA underestimated harmful effects of a surgical device initially approved for use in 1991, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. The FDA had received reports since at ...

Is the FDA doing enough to protect patients from potentially dangerous medical devices? Two Philadelphia area doctors say no. They're fighting to prevent more tragedies, while living through their own ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The FBI is investigating Johnson and Johnson, one of America's largest pharmaceutical companies, and a surgical instrument it makes known as the power morcellator. The feds want to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KABC) -- Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is being investigated by the FBI over a controversial surgical tool that may be putting women's lives at risk. The device is the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The FBI is investigating Johnson and Johnson, one of America's largest pharmaceutical companies, and a surgical instrument it makes known as the power morcellator. The feds want to ...