GE and Muzzled Radiologist End UK Libel Case
GE Healthcare has settled its libel lawsuit against Henrik Thomsen, the Danish radiologist who had raised questions about the safety … more…
GE Suit Hushes Scientist Critical of Omniscan
A version of this story was published with The Sunday Times (UK).
LONDON -- Two years ago in a conference room in the Randolph hote … more…
FDA Advised to Tighten Restrictions on GE and Covidien MRI Drugs
Feds May Tighten Rules on Omniscan, a GE MRI Drug
Dec. 2, 2009: This post has been corrected.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing further regulation of three drugs use … more…
FDA to Take a Second Look at Warnings on MRI Drugs
Federal regulators plan to meet in December to review a 2007 decision to issue a blanket warning about the risks of special imaging d … more…
Specter of MRI Disease Haunts GE
In May 2006, medical regulators in Denmark issued a warning that signaled trouble for General Electric. Danish researchers noted tha … more…
How Three University Medical Centers Handled GE’s Omniscan
In 2006, Danish medical authorities began receiving reports that patients with serious kidney problems who underwent a magnetic reson … more…
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