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CME Pump Recall Initiated For Inaccurate Medication Dispensing
James Parker · April 13, 2020
CME America’s BodyGuard Infusion Pump Systems have been recalled due to potentially fatal defects in medication dispersal.
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FDA Pipeline Recall Initiated to Protect Aneurysm Patients
James Parker · April 9, 2020
The FDA has recalled Medtronic's Pipeline Flex Embolization products after the organization discovered that the device could fracture during or after placement.
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FDA Warns Patients to Stop Taking SGLT-2 Inhibitors Before Surgery
James Parker · April 3, 2020
The FDA released a warning about continuing the use of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors before surgery, informing patients that the class of diabetes medications could contribute to a higher risk of ketoacidosis.
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FDA Finds Asbestos in Cosmetics, Consumer Protection Bill Introduced
James Parker · March 25, 2020
The FDA's year-long probe into potential asbestos contamination in talc-containing cosmetic products and baby powder is over, and the results are in: contamination was found in 9 out of 52 samples.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Medtronic Insulin Pumps Recalled
Kimberly Nicoletti · March 6, 2020
Medtronic has recalled about 322,000 defective insulin pumps used by type 1 diabetics. The pumps from the MiniMed 600 series can deliver too much or too little insulin due to missing or broken retainer rings.
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FDA Bans Electrical Stimulation Devices After Identifying Substantial Risk
James Parker · March 5, 2020
The FDA has banned electrical stimulation devices, used for self-injurious or aggressive behavior, due to significant psychological and physical risks.
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Patient StoriesMarch 30, 2020
Patient Stories: Taking Immunosuppressants During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By S. Nicole Lane
The public, by now, knows that the elderly and those with serious health issues such as cancer, diabetes, lung disease and heart disease are high risk, but people taking immunosuppressant drugs fall into the high-risk category as well.
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Health FeaturesMarch 17, 2020
1-in-5 Prescriptions Are Off-Label: What You Don't Know Could Hurt You
By Carah Wertheimer
One-in-five U.S. prescriptions are written “off-label,” meaning in a manner that has not been approved by the FDA, including antidepressants, antipsychotics and seizure medicine.
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Health FeaturesMarch 19, 2020
Meet the Local Organizations Providing Free Narcan in Los Angeles
By Ashley Lombardo
Local organizations Community Meeting, End Overdose and LA Department of Public Health come together to fight the opioid crisis in different ways. Educating people on how to get and use Narcan in Los Angeles is one significant effort.
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Patient StoriesJanuary 13, 2020
Patients Poisoned by Copper Toxicity Describe Neurological Impacts of IUD
By S. Nicole Lane
Patients who suffered copper toxicity from IUD contraceptives recount the adverse mental health impacts they experienced, raising concern surrounding the safety of such devices.
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Health FeaturesJanuary 31, 2020
'Trust Me, I'm Sick,' A Female-Led Documentary Series on Chronic Illness
By Annie Simon
'Trust Me, I'm Sick,' a short documentary series following the everyday lives of five individuals, works to create an accurate portrayal of people living with chronic illness.
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New York State Courts Gradually Reopening
James Parker · May 22, 2020
Courts in New York City starting the next stage of re-opening, allowing for electronic filing of non-essential legal matters using the New York State Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF).
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Nursing Home Execs May Lose COVID-19 Liability Protections
James Parker · May 21, 2020
Newly introduced legislation could unravel legal protections recently afforded nursing home executives and administrators in New York.
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Johnson & Johnson Faces Elmiron Lawsuit for Allegedly Concealing Adverse Event Data
James Parker · May 18, 2020
A recent legal complaint filed in May by a Nevada woman named Tina Pisco claims Elmiron, a drug for interstitial cystitis, caused her to develop maculopathy — a degenerative disease of the retina that may permanently damage vision.
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After 9 Months, Daubert Ruling on Talcum Powder-Cancer is Released
James Parker · May 1, 2020
The recent Daubert opinion, written by presiding Judge Wolfson after a nine-month deliberation, is a crucial ruling on the validity of the methods used by the expert scientific witnesses testifying in the talcum powder and ovarian cancer multi-district litigation.
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New Opioid Lawsuit Filings May Be on the Horizon
James Parker · April 21, 2020
More than 2,700 multidistrict-litigations are still pending in Ohio federal court, while new opioid lawsuit filings are being bounced back to local and tribal governments.
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