Medical Devices & Implants

• A Possible Breakthrough for the Treatment of AIDS

  David Mittleman | November 13, 2008 12:17 PM | 7 CommentsLansing, MI

  It has been over 27 years since the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, was first reported in the United States in the early 1980's. The syndrome is a set of infections and symptoms that...

• When Greed Motivates Surgery, We All Lose Big

  David Mittleman | January 16, 2011 11:16 AM | 5 CommentsLansing, MI

  Usually, when I hear someone has had spinal fusion surgery, I think of it as a last resort surgeons use before permanently altering their patient's body. I know first-hand that people will do just...

• New Walking Device Offers Hope for Children Affected By Cerebral Palsy

  David Mittleman | January 15, 2010 10:25 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke describes cerebral palsy as a neurological disorder that permanently affects body movement and coordination because of abnormalities in...

• Deep Brain Stimulators Could Malfunction or Fail Under Certain Conditions

  David Mittleman | July 29, 2008 4:01 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  In 1997, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease and certain other neurological disorders. Since then, medical device...

• Fulton County Woman Joins Suit Against Pelvic Prolapse Medical Device Maker

  David Mittleman | August 23, 2009 2:02 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  A Fulton County, Atlanta woman is but one of several plaintiffs suing the makers of a medical device intended to treat pelvic organ prolapse. The personal injury and product liability lawsuit was...

• Allergan Stops Sales of Lapband to 1-800-Get-Thin Bariatric Surgery Centers

  David Mittleman | February 05, 2012 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  In Southern California, the 1-800-Get-Thin advertisements can be seen on billboards promising weight loss up to 130 pounds. However, the maker of the lapband device, Allergan, recently announced...

• France to Pay for Silicone Breast Implant Removals Over Safety Concerns

  David Mittleman | December 23, 2011 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Here we go again with breast implant problems: a recent news story highlighted how France is paying to remove risky breast implants from tens of thousands of women. The implants were manufactured...

• Deaf Woman Weeps As She Hears Her Own Voice for the First Time

  David Mittleman | October 13, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Technology never ceases to amaze me, but it's even better when it helps people improve their lives. The story of Sarah Churman, a 29-year-old who was born deaf due to a rare genetic deformity,...

• Breast Cancer Survivor Undergoes Humiliating Patdown of Breasts at Airport

  David Mittleman | October 04, 2011 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Lori Dorn, a breast cancer survivor, was outraged after TSA officials at a New York airport publicly humiliated her by patting her breasts down after she set off the security system. Dorn tried to...

• Children Who Receive Multiple Rounds of Anesthesia at Greater Risk of Learning Disabilities

  David Mittleman | October 03, 2011 8:47 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  You've probably watched a movie set in a time period from long ago and watched as a doctor told their patient to guzzle some liquor before an operation. Needless to say, doctors don't anesthetize...