Boeing 737 Max Safety System Was Vetoed, Engineer Says
A senior Boeing engineer filed an internal ethics complaint this year saying that during the development of the 737 Max jet the company had rejected a safety system to minimize costs, equipment that he felt could have reduced risks that contributed to two fatal crashes.
Boeing has provided the complaint, which was reviewed by The...
Long Island teen sues Juul alleging ads ‘manipulate’ users
A Long Island teen has filed a class action suit against e-cigarette maker Juul, claiming the company used strategies from the traditional tobacco industry to “manipulate” users to keep them hooked.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Central Islip, 19-year-old Shawn Hochhauser of Massapequa says he started smoking Juul e-cigs when he...
Zantac Pulled From Shelves by Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS Over Carcinogen Fears
The pharmacy chains are pulling the heartburn medication from shelves after the Food and Drug Administration warned that it had detected low levels of a cancer-causing chemical in samples of the drug.
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Nebraska death from vaping-related illness brings national toll to 14
A Nebraska man has become the 14th person to die in the nationwide vaping-related epidemic, officials said Monday.
The man, who was only identified as over 65 and from Douglas County, succumbed to a lung illness linked to e-cigarettes in May, before the multi-state outbreak was officially reported, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human...
More blood pressure medicines recalled over possible cancer-causing impurity
A recall of common blood pressure medication losartan has been expanded for a fifth time after manufacturer Torrent Pharmaceuticals found a possibly carcinogenic impurity in more batches of the drug, federal health officials said.
Three additional lots of losartan potassium tablets and two additional lots of losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets were under recall, the U.S. Food...
Cancer worries halt shipments of generic Zantac
A division of Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis is halting distribution of generic Zantac pills over concerns about an ingredient possibly linked to cancer.
Novartis-owned Sandoz has issued a "precautionary distribution stop" of all medicines containing ranitidine, an antacid and antihistamine used to block stomach acid.
The stop "in all our markets will remain in place" until...
FDA Warns Drug Maker Over Sterility Violations
Bloomberg Law tracks recent federal government administrative actions and warnings directed toward pharmaceutical and life sciences entities.
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The Mysterious Vaping Illness That’s ‘Becoming an Epidemic’
An 18-year-old showed up in a Long Island emergency room, gasping for breath, vomiting and dizzy. When a doctor asked if the teenager had been vaping, he said no.
The patient’s older brother, a police officer, was suspicious. He rummaged through the youth’s room and found hidden vials of marijuana for vaping.
Charleston mass shooting victims can sue U.S. over gun purchase: court
(Reuters) - Survivors of a 2015 mass shooting at a South Carolina church can sue the U.S. government over its alleged negligence in allowing Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine African-Americans, a federal appeals court said on Friday.
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Hospitals Should Replace Infection-Prone Scopes With Safer Models, F.D.A. Says
Companies that make reusable, snakelike cameras to examine patients internally should begin making disposable versions, because the current models cannot be properly sterilized and have spread infections from one patient to another, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
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