Amazon Accused of Lax Virus Safety in New York AG’s Lawsuit
Amazon.com Inc. has failed to comply with workplace safety rules during the pandemic and retaliated against warehouse workers who raised concerns, New York alleged in a lawsuit against the retail giant.
“Amazon’s flagrant disregard for health and safety requirements has threatened serious illness and grave harm to the thousands of workers in these facilities and...
AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.
The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to...
Pentagon Has $2 Billion in Medical Malpractice Claims
Troops have filed $2.16 billion in medical malpractice claims under a 2019 law that required a system of compensation for victims, according to the military services.
The total, which hasn’t been previously reported, represents 227 cases that have yet to be adjudicated. The Army, which is the largest branch of the military, reported $845 million...
Campbell Soup hit by class-action lawsuit alleging heavy metals in Plum baby food
Campbell Soup Co. and its subsidiary Plum Organics were cited in a congressional committee report about heavy metals in baby food from manufacturers like Gerber and Walmart.
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Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa admits they hid nursing home data so feds wouldn’t find out
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear that the true numbers would “be used against us” by federal prosecutors, The Post has learned.
The stunning admission of a coverup was made by secretary to...
Bayer reaches $2 billion deal over future Roundup cancer claims
(Reuters) - Bayer AG struck a $2 billion deal to resolve future legal claims that its widely used weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the German company said on Wednesday.
Bayer has been struggling to finalize the settlement of claims that Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides cause non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer. Bayer inherited the business...
Exclusive: Merck anti-baldness drug Propecia has long trail of suicide reports, records show
(Reuters) - Newly unsealed court documents and other records show that Merck & Co and U.S. regulators knew about reports of suicidal behavior in men taking the company’s anti-baldness treatment Propecia when they decided not to warn consumers of those potential risks in a 2011 update of the popular drug’s label.
Internal records from Merck...
Some Baby Food May Contain Toxic Metals, U.S. Reports
Ingredients in many baby foods, including some organic fare, are contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, lead and cadmium at levels that are far higher than those allowed in products like bottled water, congressional investigators said on Thursday.
Their report underscored the federal government’s persistently lax approach to overseeing the safety of baby food, some...
FDA warns Pfizer’s arthritis, colitis drug raises risk of heart issues and cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned that early results from a safety trial on Pfizer’s arthritis and colitis drug, tofacitinib, revealed an increased risk of heart issues and cancer when compared to another medicine.
The drug, marketed under Xeljanz or Xeljanz XR, was tested against an arthritis drug called tumor necrosis...
Bill would require minimum staffing levels in NY nursing homes, hospitals
New York’s nursing homes and hospitals would be required to maintain adequate minimum staffing levels under a proposed state law gaining steam in the wake of a damning report linking understaffed facilities to high levels of coronavirus deaths. The push to pass the legislation has picked up since state Attorney General Letitia James released a...
