Bayer offers $1.6 billion to end thousands of lawsuits over Essure birth control implant
Bayer will pay $1.6 billion to settle lawsuits from thousands of American women who said they developed debilitating long-term health problems from the pharmaceutical giant’s product, the Essure birth control implant.
A company statement Aug. 20 said the offer would end 90% of the nearly 39,000 cases now in court or not yet filed, and...
FDA drops boxed warning from Johnson & Johnson’s diabetes drug label
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday removed a boxed warning about increased risk of leg and foot amputations with Johnson & Johnson’s diabetes drug Invokana.
Invokana was approved in 2017 to be used with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Reviews of new clinical data...
Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found in Critical Tuberculosis Drugs
Two life-saving tuberculosis drugs were found to contain elevated levels of chemicals that may cause cancer, according to the Food and Drug Administration, but the treatments will be allowed to remain on the market out of worry that supplies could run short.
The drugs rifampin and rifapentine contain nitrosamine impurities, the FDA said in a...
Three more women have died from cancer linked to Allergan’s recalled breast implants, FDA says
Three more women have died from a cancer associated with certain kinds of breast implants—all within a six-month period starting just weeks before those implants were recalled.
At least 36 women have now died of a cancer known as BIA-ALCL, for "breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma," according to data the U.S. Food and Drug...
Another diabetes medicine recalled for having too much of a carcinogen
Two lots of Type 2 diabetes drug metformin made by Bayshore Pharmaceuticals have been recalled for having more carcinogen NDMA than the FDA’s acceptable daily allowance.
The lots were sold to wholesalers and distributors nationwide, Bayshore’s FDA-posted recall notice says, so many different retailers might be involved. This is a check-your-label-and-bottle situation.
Nursing Homes With Safety Problems Deploy Trump-Connected Lobbyists
Some want direct government aid. Others want tax breaks. Many want protection against lawsuits.
Nursing homes have been the center of America’s coronavirus pandemic, with more than 62,000 residents and staff dying from Covid-19 at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, about 40 percent of the country’s virus fatalities. Now the lightly regulated industry...
Covid-19 surges back into nursing homes in coronavirus hot spots
The novel coronavirus is surging back into U.S. nursing homes, where it killed tens of thousands at the start of the pandemic and now once again threatens some of the people most vulnerable to covid-19, the disease caused by the virus.
The development is a discouraging result of widespread community transmission of the virus in...
Amazon liable for defective products from third-party sellers, California court says
Amazon.com got more bad news from the courts Thursday. In California at least, customers who receive defective products from the "marketplace" section of its website can hold Amazon liable for harm, not just the re-seller, a California appeals court ruled.
The case was filed by Angela Bolger of San Diego, who says she received third-degree...
Modern driver-assistance technology ‘far from reliable’: AAA study
(Reuters) - Advanced driver assistance technology automating steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles is not providing reliable safety benefits, a new study by the American Automobile Association showed on Thursday.
Researchers at AAA, a federation of North American motor clubs, found the systems recorded disruptions and disengaged roughly every eight miles, encountering...
BASF agrees to settle talc class action lawsuit for $72 million
(Reuters) - German chemical company BASF SE on Thursday agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a class action fraud lawsuit over allegations its talc contained asbestos and caused lung injuries and cancer, court documents showed.
Under the agreement, compensation from the settlement fund can be received by those who filed a lawsuit against the...
