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State officials from around the country accused Walgreens of improperly filling millions of opioid prescriptions that are linked to over 500,000 deaths.
The state of Florida has reached a settlement with Walgreens over the drug store’s alleged role in contributing to the opioid epidemic.
The test is designed to provide early confirmation of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis when used in conjunction with other diagnostic procedures.
A new diagnostic test for Azlheimer's detection has been FDA-approved for marketing.
Nearly 300,000 cases are pending in what is believed to be the nation’s largest class action in history.
This is 3M's ninth trial loss in 15 bellwether trials alleging that defective military earplugs cause hearing damage and tinnitus.
“Exposures from masks are small compared to other pathways such as drinking water,” said Courtney Carignan.
Researchers found eight of the nine masks tested did not exceed safe PFAS exposure levels.
The judge originally ruled that Ethicon “made misleading and potentially harmful statements in hundreds of thousands of advertisements and instructional brochures for nearly two decades.”
The company must pay over $300 million to California for misleading marketing practices regarding transvaginal mesh products.
Menthol is also the last non-tobacco flavor available in the U.S. following a ban of all other flavors in 2009.
These bans have the potential to significantly decrease the rates of disease and death caused by burned tobacco products.
PCBs were banned in 1979 because of concerns over their impact on environmental and human health.
Monsanto allegedly knew about the environmental and health hazards of PCBs but hid this information for its own profit.
The companies advertised unapproved new drugs and introduced these products into the U.S.
These latest actions are part of a continued effort to crack down on unapproved, untested, or ineffective treatments for Covid-19 being sold to consumers.
"Today, we're taking an important step forward to protect public health and finally put an end to the use of dangerous asbestos in the United States," said Michael Regan of the EPA.
The proposal would ban the importation of the last type of asbestos currently able to be brought into the US.
Opioid prescriptions would be required to provide prepaid mail-back envelopes for the disposal of unused pills.
This new initiative would provide another avenue to traditional opioid disposal methods.
"...it's like Monsanto taking a penny out of its pocket to get rid of what is essentially a nuisance lawsuit," said Judge Chhabria.
The settlement would provide payments to consumers who purchased certain Roundup products and resolve a lawsuit claiming that Monsanto failed to warn users.
This new device could be a candidate for future rapid COVID-19 screening at large events.
This breath test provides highly accurate COVID-19 test results in a shorter timeframe than traditional PCR tests.
Judge Rogers has ordered thousands of earplug cases to be moved to the active docket to prepare for trial.
3M argued that a court decision that waived the administrative docket’s $402 per claim filing fee has ballooned the number of defective earplug claims.
With the increased presence of electronic and digital medical information exchange, medical devices will need to be more secure from cyberattacks than ever before.
Attacks from cybercriminals have rendered entire hospital networks powerless and have led to delays in diagnosis, delays in treatment, and increases in patient harm.
Bayer has settled a Roundup cancer lawsuit from 2017 for an undisclosed amount.
In March, Bayer announced that of approximately 138,000 cancer claims filed by individuals, 107,000 had been resolved or deemed ineligible.
Those seeking justice for their alleged grievances against opioid manufacturers will now have to seek relief at the state or local level.
The window to join the massive MDL in Northern Ohio has been officially closed by the JPML.
Nitrosamines are potentially carcinogenic when present above certain exposure limits.
The recall affects 13 lots of the muscle pain and spasm drug Orphenadrine Citrate.
With more than 50% of Americans infected with a variant, the effectiveness of sotrovimab is no longer sufficient to justify its emergency use authorization.
Sotrovimab is an intravenous monoclonal antibody medication originally authorized for treating Covid-19.
The controversy of J&J’s Texas two-step has become a rallying cry for lawmakers to change the bankruptcy system.
Judge Kaplan allowed plaintiffs who have alleged that J&J’s asbestos-contaminated talc products caused them to develop cancer to appeal his ruling.
The FDA warning letters say the Covid drug companies are “misleadingly representing” their products as safe and effective.
Two companies that claim to make drugs that cure Covid-19 have been sent FDA warning letters.
The decision marks the eighth military earplug trial loss for 3M.
The trial concluded that the military veteran developed hearing loss and severe tinnitus because of 3M’s negligence.
The FDA has denied over one million e-cigarette products.
The FDA has been reviewing millions of e-cigarette products, approving ones that are likely to assist adult smokers looking to reduce or eliminate their combustible cigarette use.
The company detected a potentially cancer-causing compound in several lots of Accuretic.
Pfizer detected a potentially carcinogenic compound in the blood pressure lowering drug Accuretic.
In 2002, Swedish researchers discovered that the compound naturally forms when certain foods such as potatoes and other starchy foods are cooked.
The federal court ruled that there is not enough evidence proving that acrylamide, a substance that’s formed during the heating process of certain foods, causes cancer.
Bayer has resolved approximately 107,000 of 138,000 Roundup weedkiller claims.
The company behind Roundup weedkiller, which thousands claim caused their cancer, is petitioning the nation’s high court to review a Roundup case for the second time.
According to the FDA recall notice, over 1,500 of these ventilators were assembled with expired adhesive.
Philips Respironics’ ventilators could stop functioning without warning or notification, potentially leading to patient deaths.
Long-term exposure to PCBs has been associated with cancer and neurological developmental problems.
Los Angeles is accusing Monsanto of failing to issue a warning to the city about the hazards PCBs.
Generic drugs "can improve quality of life and help reduce the cost of treatment."
Generic drugs help to improve accessibility of affordable medicine. Generic Symbicort will provide greater options for treatment to those with asthma and COPD.
Recently opened documents reveal that J&J conducted a controversial study on inmates comparing talcum powder and asbestos.
The company hired a doctor to test the effects of asbestos on the inmates’ skin against the effects of talc.
The FDA determined that Philips Respironics had not sufficiently warned users of these dangers.
Some Philips CPAP and BiPAP machines use a foam that may break down and cause serious injury.
The “metal-on-metal” design may cause components from the hip implants to migrate into surrounding tissues.
Plaintiffs in the MDL all underwent hip resurfacing surgery with metal-on-metal implants.
"Johnson & Johnson has now received a green light to evade accountability, limit compensation to cancer victims and undermine civil justice," Lipsen said.
Attorneys and senators have come forth to suggest changes be made to the legislation surrounding bankruptcy law.
The judge said there was no proof that Chantix’s product labels were misleading.
The complaint accused Pfizer of misrepresenting the safety of the drug to consumers by failing to properly test Chantix despite warnings from regulators.
There is the potential for the contribution amount to increase to $6 billion.
A deal has been reached between the Sackler Family and the nine remaining states in the nationwide opioid settlement.
On average, approximately 200,000 blood clot filters are implanted per year.
Retrievable IVC filters should be removed, but many are left in the body, and can cause bodily damage and pain.
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