Three deaths prompt Fiat Chrysler to recall 1.4M cars
In one of its larger recalls, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be urging owners of 1.4 million vehicles to bring their cars into dealers to fix an issue that could keep the air bags from deploying in a crash. The problem is believed linked to three deaths and five injuries in accidents.
At...
Company Stops Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Screening Test After FDA Warns Women Not To Use It
The manufacturer of an ovarian cancer screening test that was the focus of a Food and Drug Administration “safety communication” last week says it is suspending U.S. sales.
Abcodia, a privately held London-based company with a Boston office, launched the $295 ROCA (“Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm”) test last December in a few states. Eventually, it...
1 in 4 Medicare Patients Uses Blood Pressure Meds Incorrectly
Nissan Recalling 134,000 Cars in U.S., Canada; Brakes Could Catch Fire
Nissan is recalling about 134,000 late-model cars, mainly in the United States and Canada, because a fluid leak in the braking system could lead to a fire, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.
No one has been injured due to the potential defect...
Chipotle settles consumer food safety claims
Chipotle Mexican Grill confirmed Friday that it has financially settled with more than 100 customers who were sickened after eating its food, continuing its efforts to get past the food safety issues that have hampered business and operations in recent months.
"We are a company that does the right things for our customers...
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Strawberries at Smoothie Chain
An outbreak of hepatitis A linked to strawberries at a smoothie chain has sickened 89 people from seven states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
Of 54 people interviewed by investigators, all of them said they drank a smoothie containing strawberries before Aug....
VW Engineer Pleads Guilty in U.S. Criminal Case Over Diesel Emissions
A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to defraud regulators and car owners, in the first criminal charges stemming from the American investigation into the German carmaker’s emissions deception.
The plea by the engineer, James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen veteran, suggests that the Justice Department is trying to build a larger...
Samsung urges consumers globally to stop using Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Electronics is urging consumers worldwide to stop using Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of the phones catching fire emerged even after the company’s global recall.
The call from the South Korean company, the world’s largest smartphone maker, comes after U.S. authorities urged users to...
Newest superbug found in a Connecticut toddler
This summer, a Pennsylvania woman was found to carry a superbug that is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort, causing alarm about the potential of dangerous drug resistance spreading across the United States. Ever since, health researchers have been looking for where else such germs might be lurking.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
G.M. Spots an Airbag Problem and Moves Quickly to Respond
Concerns about automobile airbags lately have focused on ones that deploy too explosively or even spontaneously.
This week, General Motors announced a major recall over the opposite problem: airbags that, in rare instances, might not deploy when they are supposed to.
The National Highway...
