As the Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth and Cocaine Deaths Explode
Most states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing on cocaine and other stimulants as well.
It turns out that the same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in overdose deaths among cocaine users.
States: Drugmakers collude on generic price hikes, overcharge consumers and states billions
A coalition of attorneys general from 43 states and Puerto Rico claim in a federal lawsuit that generic drug manufacturers conspired to fix prices and markets of 114 drugs for both minor infections and chronic diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes and HIV.
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Allegations of widespread fraud raise questions about the safety of generic drugs made overseas
It is something we've all heard before: Generic drugs are the same as brand-name drugs. They contain the same active ingredients and their manufacturers are supposed to prove they work the same way as the brand-name counterparts. Many of those generics come from abroad, though, with 80 percent of active ingredients and 40 percent...
80,000 Deaths. 2 Million Injuries. It’s Time for a Reckoning on Medical Devices.
When the Food and Drug Administration announced last month that it couldn’t guarantee the long-term safety and efficacy of vaginal mesh products — medical devices that have been on the market for decades — the collective response from tens of thousands of women harmed by the products sounded something like this: Duh.
TESLA MODEL X AUTOPILOT CRASH CAUSES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT
A Tesla Model X wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of Walter Huang who was killed in a March 2018 crash in Mountain View, California. The lawsuit alleges Huang died because he believed Tesla's advertising about the safety of the Autopilot system and other features.
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After 900% Increase In 2018, Airline Fatalities Rising Again
In 2017, there were a total of 59 deaths attributed to airline accidents. In 2018, there were 561. When I did the math, I was taken aback; deaths attributed to airline accidents had jumped 900% year-over-year. And if present trends are not reversed, it appears that airline deaths will rise further in 2019.
High blood pressure is billion-dollar target for device makers
Pharmacies are chock-full of prescription drugs to treat high blood pressure, and so are patients’ medicine cabinets. They can work well to keep blood pressure down if taken as directed, which most patients do not do.
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Boeing did not disclose 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months
Boeing Co (BA.N) did not tell U.S. regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots to a mismatch of flight data optional on the 737 MAX, instead of standard as on earlier 737s, but insisted on Sunday the missing display represented no safety risk.
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Plastic surgery device maker draws FDA warning letter
FDA has sent a warning letter to plastic and cosmetic surgery device maker Surgisil instructing the company to cease marketing two lip implant devices not indicated for that purpose, the agency disclosed Tuesday.
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New measure would allow troops to sue for military malpractice mistakes
After hearing tearful testimony from the victims of military medical negligence, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers announced new legislation to do away with the legal rules protecting the Defense Department from medical malpractice lawsuits.
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