After years of litigation, the FDA on Thursday issued a ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices (ESDs) — devices that were used to issue electrical shocks to the wearer in the hopes of changing behavior ...

Round two: The FDA is going back to battle with a Massachusetts school over a controversial electrical shock device. This week, the federal agency proposed a new ban on “electrical stimulation devices ...

The FDA is back to square one in its efforts to ban the use of electric shocks to stop aggressive behavior or self-injury, in a process that has spanned decades. The agency previously took the rare ...

A Massachusetts school for individuals with severe behavioral issues and intellectual disabilities can continue to use electric shock devices to stop students from harming themselves and others, a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed banning electrical stimulation devices designed to reduce self-injurious or aggressive behavior. The FDA cited these devices as posing an ...