Pfizer-Eli Lilly’s anti-NGF osteoarthritis drug works, but FDA says safety risks ‘remained concerning’
Pfizer and Eli Lilly’s long journey to a potential FDA approval for tanezumab still looked rocky today after review documents from the regulator cast doubt over its safety.
Ahead of an outside expert committee meeting midweek, the FDA as always released its thoughts and discussion points on the drug, and, while finding strong evidence that...
Patient Access to Low Cost Medical Records*
The good news, is patients are entitled to access and retrieve their electronic medical records at little or no cost. The latest federal regulations under the 21st Century CURES Act of 2016, which become effective April 5, 2021, allow patients simpler, less expensive and faster access of their electronic medical records upon request. Patients...
Peloton warns owners to keep kids away from their treadmills after a child dies
New York (CNN Business) - Peloton is warning owners to keep their children away from their treadmills after an accident involving its Tread+ in which a child died.
CEO John Foley sent a letter to Tread+ owners Thursday, saying the warning comes after a "tragic accident involving a child and the Tread+, resulting in, unthinkably,...
Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public
Twelve years ago, the U.S. government introduced a powerful new tool to help people make a wrenching decision: which nursing home to choose for loved ones at their most vulnerable. Using a simple star rating — one being the worst, five the best — the system promised to distill reams of information and transform...
Ford to launch recall of 2.9 million vehicles for air bag inflators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Friday it will begin notifying owners April 1 in its new recall of 2.9 million vehicles in North America with potentially defective driver-side Takata air bags after U.S. regulators demanded the fix in January.
The second largest U.S. automaker said in January it would comply with the...
Cars’ adaptive cruise control raises crash risks, U.S. study finds
(Reuters) - Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology leads drivers to go faster, a U.S. study found on Thursday.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that drivers using adaptive cruise control (ACC) were more likely to set a target speed...
U.S. investigates nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4s over fire risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said they have opened an investigation into nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 sport-utility vehicles over potential fire risks.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the preliminary evaluation looking at 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles comes after 11 reports of fires.
The agency said that some drivers experienced...
Medtronic Recalls 157 Heart Pump Implant Kits, 2 Deaths Reported
Medtronic has recalled 157 HVAD pump implant kits, which help the heart pump blood to the rest of the body, for delays or failures to restart after the pump is stopped.
Two deaths have been reported in the 29 complaints about the device’s issues, complaints also include 19 serious injuries and eight cases where patients...
Ford announces recall of thousands of 2021 F-150s over defect
Ford Motor Co. on Monday announced it is recalling thousands of its profit-rich F-Series trucks due to windshield defects.
The Dearborn automaker said the front windshields on certain 2021 F-150 and 2020 and 2021 Super Duty trucks "are inadequately bonded to the vehicle body structure," meaning the windshield may not stay in place during a...
J&J Sets Aside Almost $4 Billion for Talc Verdict, Accords
Johnson & Johnson said it set aside almost $4 billion to cover the biggest verdict against the company over its Baby Powder and other settlements while it’s appealing the 2018 loss to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In a Monday securities filing, J&J said it was taking a “litigation expense of $3.9 billion” related to ‘primarily...
