Supreme Court sides with nursing home in arbitration case
The Supreme Court sided with a Kentucky nursing home Monday in a case challenging the use of forced arbitration agreements in nursing home admissions.
In a 7-1 ruling, the justices said the lower court violated the Federal Arbitration Act when it declined to give effect to the agreements Beverly Wellner and Janis...
A Whistle-Blower Tells of Health Insurers Bilking Medicare
When Medicare was facing an impossible $13 trillion funding gap, Congress opted for a bold fix: It handed over part of the program to insurance companies, expecting them to provide better care at a lower cost. The new program was named Medicare Advantage.
Nearly 15 years later, a third of all Americans...
Fiat Chrysler recalling 1.25M Ram pickups to fix rollover air bag, seat belt failure
Fiat Chrysler said early Friday that it would recall more than 1.25 million Ram pickup trucks to fix a software bug that could cause certain airbags and seatbelts to fail in rollover crashes.
The automaker said it had identified two crashes involving one death and two injuries that could be connected to...
HEALTH A Shocking Diagnosis: Breast Implants ‘Gave Me Cancer’
Raylene Hollrah was 33, with a young daughter, when she learned she had breast cancer. She made a difficult decision, one she hoped would save her life: She had her breasts removed, underwent grueling chemotherapy and then had reconstructive surgery.
In 2013, six years after her first diagnosis, cancer struck again —...
Volkswagen, Audi must face lawsuit over engine defect
A federal judge in New Jersey has declined to dismiss most of a lawsuit by car buyers in 22 states accusing Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and their U.S. subsidiaries of hiding an engine defect that allegedly caused cars to lose power on the road.
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J&J discloses U.S. probe related to arthritis drugs
Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said on Monday the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation concerning management and advisory services provided to rheumatology and gastroenterology practices that bought two of its drugs.
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Patient dies from severe brain swelling after taking Kite’s CAR-T therapy
A patient taking an experimental cancer drug from Kite Pharma died after experiencing severe brain swelling, the company said Monday.
The news sparked alarm on the heels of a series of patient deaths at competitor Juno Therapeutics, which is developing the same type of cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy, called CAR-T. The report may raise caution...
J&J ordered to pay $110 million in U.S. talc-powder trial
Johnson & Johnson on Thursday was ordered by a Missouri jury to pay over $110 million to a Virginia woman who says she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using of its talc-based products for feminine hygiene.
The verdict in state court in St. Louis was the largest so far to arise...
Medtronic’s NewPort Medical recalls ventilators over shutdown issues
The FDA today released information on a select recall of Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) Newport HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilators over software issues which could cause unexpected shutdowns.
The Newport HT70 and HT70 plus ventilators are designed to provide breathing support for patients in need of mechanical ventilation. The devices can be used with...
City hospitals are making people extremely sick
New York hospitals are making people sick at an alarming rate.
The state Health Department “flagged” 52 hospitals for patient infection rates that greatly exceeded the state average — and 15 of them are in New York City, The Post has learned.
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