Federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about Essure, a contraceptive implant that has drawn thousands of complaints from women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and other health ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- A local congressman says the FDA grossly underestimated the harm caused by a contraceptive device. And he alleges the maker paid doctors kickbacks to recommend the device to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Bayer’s updated postmarket surveillance study plan for its permanent birth control device Essure, which has been linked to four adult ...

Editor's Note: On Wednesday, Focus reported allegations raised by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) during a press call that Bayer's permanent birth control device Essure is associated with far more ...

The FDA first announced their intention to provide a safety update about Essure late yesterday evening. Today's much anticipated report comes on the heals of a private citizen petition that raised ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it would require Bayer to restrict sales of its Essure birth control implant to medical practices like doctors’ offices that agree to fully ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Friday that it will halt sales of its controversial Essure birth-control ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today actions to provide important information about the risks of using Essure and to help women and their doctors be better informed of the potential ...

In the past year, Bayer Healthcare has come under increasing fire for the marketing and distribution of Essure, a birth control implant which has allegedly caused more than 300 fetal deaths and has ...

Co announces the approval of its third generation Essure permanent birth control system by the FDA. System modifications include changes to the delivery system that reduce the number of steps a ...