As hundreds of injuries and multiple deaths have been directly attributed to various e-Cigarette products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) are scrambling to investigate and craft a response. The only commonality among the reported cases has been…
An increasing number of health studies and lawsuits have started to appear that raise concern about the use of electronic cigarettes – or e-cigarettes. While e-cigarettes, like the popular brand JUUL, were initially praised as a way to quit smoking or reduce some of the…
Gilead Sciences Inc. is under scrutiny from 41 individuals who have taken HIV/AIDS medication made by the massive pharmaceutical company. These individuals, living with HIV/AIDS, had taken a TDF-based drug and PrEP medication that is thought to cause long-term damage to the kidneys and bones.…
The Roundup Weed Killer cases are mounting against Monsanto, a unit under pharmaceutical behemoth Bayer AG. There have been several verdicts reached but the one announced late Monday afternoon is by far the largest – $2 billion for a married couple who both used Roundup…
According to a recent NPR report, which you can find here, soldiers who have used 3M earplugs reported hearing loss in both ears, as well as a persistent hearing defect known as tinnitus. Veterans described the hearing effects of these injuries as, “a chorus of…
After increasing incidents of necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum reported among Type II diabetic patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, the FDA is requiring the risk to be added to the prescribing information. The infection, commonly called Fournier’s gangrene, is rare but potentially lethal. The…
Although the FDA has announced that it is reconsidering and overhauling its current expedited approval process for medical devices, the agency has not made any similar announcements regarding updates on its drug approval process. The agency’s lack of action is concerning because the recall of medical drugs…
The FDA has announced that it is overhauling its system for approving medical devices. Under the current system, a manufacturer can rely on the safety information from similar products already on the market, which has led to companies using information from devices that were tested…
In early July 2018, Bird, an electric scooter company, released 150 scooters in Raleigh, North Carolina for public transportation use. City goers and city officials have voiced concerns regarding the safety and storage of the scooters, especially because policymakers have not discussed where users should…
Although roughly half a million people a year undergo hernia repair surgery, there have been a significant number of cases that have resulted in complications in the last several years. A hernia is often repaired using a mesh to support weak muscles that have allowed…