Implantable cardiac devices may pose a heightened risk of infections, complications and morbidity, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For the study, ...

The verdict came after 3 ½ hours of deliberation on the 12th day of the trial in Wyandotte County District Court.

The testimony came on the 10th day of a trial in Wyandotte County District Court over the allegation that a contaminated ...

Dallas, TX - Physicians treating people with pacemakers or other implanted cardiac devices who also develop Staphylococcus aureus infections should be keenly suspicious that the device will become ...

The trial, which got underway on Monday, is expected to last about three weeks. The plaintiffs’ first witnesses will begin ...

CMS’ decision to stop paying for avoidable surgical site infections following cardiac implantable electronic device procedures has forced most surveyed hospital CFOs to take action, according to a ...

ATLANTA -- For patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED)-associated infections, a shorter course of antibiotics after lead extraction may be noninferior to a longer course for ...

About 100 potential jurors packed the Kansas City, Kansas, courtroom Monday afternoon for the jury selection process. The ...

When they finally learned that his dad’s blood test was positive for M. chimaera, Christopher Nolte said, “he was essentially ...