Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
More Essure Lawsuits Expected Following California Court Ruling Against Bayer
A California state court has cleared the path for nearly a dozen lawsuits to proceed that alleged that pharmaceutical company Bayer's permanent birth control device, Essure, seriously injured patients. The ruling could have major implications for device manufacturers who, like Bayer, argue that federal regulation of their products means they shouldn't be accountable for injuries. (Whitman, 8/9)
Workers at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs failed for years to properly disinfect vaginal ultrasound probes and other pieces of medical and surgical equipment, according to a state Health Department investigation conducted earlier this year. The investigation, completed in May, found that the hospital did not have a consistent policy for disinfecting the probes聽and also found problems with cleaning surgical instruments, procedure rooms and a rubber component of intravenous medication vials. (Ingold, 8/9)
