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The FDA has issued stricter recommendations on reusable medical devices in order to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistant infections. These kind of infections occurred at Los Angeles hospitals.

According to the FDA, it has announced new recommendations for cleaning reusable medical devices like the duodenoscopes at the center of the ‘superbug’ infections. And the companies, which manufacture the scopes and other devices, will have to provide proof that the devices can be cleaned properly, prior to getting FDA approval.

According to the agency, manufacturers could conduct validation testing in order to prove that their cleaning and disinfection or sterilization instructions will help reduce microbial contamination properly.

A Texas mother is making efforts to prevent other families from going through the same pain she had to more than a year ago. Lynne Machado’s daughter Marlise Munoz was not removed from life support for more than two months after she was declared brain dead. Munoz was 14 week pregnant when she was hooked up to life support at a Fort Worth hospital after being declared brain dead.

“It was a very difficult journey to see our daughter on artificial support for 62 days when we knew she was dead. The hospital had confirmed that”, said Lynne Machado.

Machado stepped ahead to support introduction of ‘Marlise’s law’ at the Texas legislature. The bill intends removal of language from the state’s health code that forces doctors to not end artificial support for a pregnant patient.

Researchers are looking forward to an electronic sensor inside a pill, which could help diagnose diseases by examining gas in the intestines. According to Cell Press, gases are produced by gut microbes, which are thought to play a role in gastrointestinal diseases in some cases. The new gas sensor could help know more regarding the effect of these intestinal gases. This could lead to new treatments and diagnostic techniques.

As per Cell Press, the innovative pill contains a protective shell that encapsulates a gas sensor, which is a microprocessor and wireless transmitter; it helps in processing and transferring of the data. The pill also comprises a miniature battery.

A new revolutionary new treatment to remove double chins has sought an approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both men and women in the United States face issues due to double chin.

Dermatologists tested the efficacy of the drug, known simply as ATX-101, to demand its approval from the FDA. Dr. Susan Weinkle, of Bradenton, in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, said after conducting the clinical trials that the treatment was found to be safe and amazingly effective. The approval of the drug means that double chin patients can get access to an alternative to other cosmetic treatments that are currently available, but are not safe and pose threat of bad side effects.

After a long and strange trip, developer and marketer of medical devices Boston Scientific has received green signal from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in the United States. The manufacturing company was working on the device from a long time. Several times, it has been turned down by the federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

A caretaker of an elephant sanctuary had died after apparently being stepped on. According to reports, owners of the elephant sanctuary will not be cited by federal workplace safety regulators.

On March 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wrote a letter to Hope Elephants, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of elephant. In the letter, the agency of the United States Department of Labor recommended that workers should not be in the same unrestricted space as elephants except in rare circumstances. On Friday, the letter was given to The Associated Press.