To Protect N.J. Consumers, a Call to End Forced Arbitration | Opinion
Buried in the fine print of contracts and agreements we sign for things like cell phones, credit cards and even admitting loved ones to nursing homes, are a few words with a big impact on a constitutional right.
A recent series of articles published in the New York Times shone a light on the...
Boston Scientific Device Recalled After Patient Dies
The US Food and Drug Administration issued another warning Friday about failures in artery-clearing tools made by Boston Scientific Corp. that resulted in one patient dying.
A patient died in September, four days after a wire piece broke off one of the components and perforated a vessel, according to an FDA report....
Wheelchair Users More Likely to Die in Car Crashes
Wheelchair users have a significantly higher risk of being killed in car collisions than other pedestrians, according to recent research.
The study, published in the online journal BMJ Open, found that those in wheelchairs are three times more likely to die in road traffic collisions than the rest of the population and...
Costco E. Coli Outbreak Related to Vegetables in Chicken Salad
The E. coli outbreak traced to Costco chicken salads appears to have been caused by vegetables in the salad, rather than the chicken itself, according to company officials.
Tests performed by the Food and Drug Administration and Montana health officials traced the E. coli to an onion and celery mix, rather than the rotisserie chicken...
The Doctor the NFL Tried to Silence
League physicians sought to discredit Bennet Omalu’s autopsy study showing widespread brain damage in former Steelers star Mike Webster
In 2002, a Pittsburgh neuropathologist named Bennet Omalu, a native of Nigeria, examined the body of 50-year-old former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster. At the end of his life, Webster had suffered a steep...
Sanofi (SNY) Whistleblower Alleges Company Attorneys Destroyed Documents
As a whistleblower lawsuit against Paris-based Sanofi (SNY) steams ahead, ex-paralegal Diane Ponte alleges that Sanofi lawyers destroyed documents rather than provide them in other legal cases.
Ponte has accused Sanofi, among other things, of shifting $34 million in kickbacks and “incentive payments” to doctors and...
Specialty Drugs Now Cost More Than The Median Household Income
The average annual retail cost of specialty drugs used to treat complex diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis now exceeds the median U.S. household income, according to a report to be published Friday.
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States Urged to Review Health Insurer Mergers
Consumer advocates and antitrust experts are urging state regulators to closely examine the proposed mergers of major health insurance companies, saying they threaten to leave consumers with fewer choices and higher prices.
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Novartis Pays $370M for Drug-pushing Scheme
NEW YORK -- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Excederin, Ritalin and other popular drugs, agreed to pay $370 million for providing kickbacks to pharmacies to push its drugs on patients.
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Volkswagen apologizes for emission scandal in full page ad
German automaker Volkswagen is apologizing for its violations of federal air pollution emission standards with a full-page ad in 30 U.S. newspapers, The Verge reports.
The ad contains a letter from Volkswagen's U.S. CEO Michael Horn apologizing for his company's decision to install software on diesel models of its cars dating back...
