Pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced this week that it will cease U.S. sales of the controversial birth-control implant Essure, which has been linked to a smattering of serious health problems. The Journal reported on the device in a March 5, 2015 cover story (“Living Trials”), which profiled Eureka native Tamara Myers’ experience. Bayer said the move is […]
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Congressman Introduces Bill to Abort Essure
A Pennsylvania congressman has introduced legislation that would ban Essure, the controversial permanent birth control device that has women across the country complaining of horrible side effects. This week, Republican Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick introduced a bipartisan bill that would revoke the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s premarket approval status of the contraception device and require […]