Depakote maker AbbVie ordered to pay $15M to boy born with Spina Bifida
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Pharmaceuticals giant AbbVie must pay $15 million to the family of a 10-year-old boy who was born with spina bifida after an Illinois jury found the company failed to properly warn doctors about the risk…
First ‘absorbable’ heart stent opens new era in treating arteries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month approved a new “absorbable” heart stent, the first on the market that dissolves over time, and it will advance the treatment of coronary artery disease to the next level, say doctors at…