FDA Warns Pfizer Clinical Investigator Over Chantix Study
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday released a warning letter sent in January to a clinical investigator working on a study of Pfizer’s nicotine addiction treatment Chantix (varenicline tartrate).
Following an inspection at the clinical site between 15 August 2016 and 14 September 2016, FDA says in the letter...
Ransomware attack on Texas pediatric provider exposes data of 55,000 patients
A ransomware attack at San Antonio-based ABCD Children’s Pediatrics may have breached the data of 55,447 patients.
Affected files may have included patient names, Social Security numbers, insurance billing information, dates of birth, medical records, laboratory results, procedure technology codes, demographic data, address and telephone numbers.
Pediatric patient records are a high...
Teaching hospitals make prime targets for data breaches
Larger hospitals and those with major teaching status are the most at-risk for a data breach, according to a Monday report by the Journal of the American Medical Association recent JAMA research report found. The report highlights why institutions with greater access to data are being targeted by hackers.
There were 216...
More evidence that smartphones and driving don’t mix
New data collected from thousands of drivers suggest that more than half of all trips that ended in a crash also included some form of distraction from a mobile phone.
The data also found that in nearly a quarter of crashes, the driver was using a phone within a minute before the...
Drugmaker GSK recalling nearly 600,000 asthma inhalers in U.S.
GSK Plc is voluntarily recalling more than 593,000 Ventolin asthma inhalers from U.S. hospitals, pharmacies, retailers and wholesalers due to a defect that may cause them to deliver fewer doses of the medicine than indicated, the British drugmaker said on Tuesday.
The company said it had received an elevated number of product...
Undeclared allergens a leading cause of food recalls in U.S.
Food recalls related to illness outbreaks tend to get a lot of headlines, but undeclared allergens in foods continue to be a leading cause of recalls.
In the past 60 days, there have been 44 food recalls posted by the Food and Drug Administration, with 19 of them for undeclared allergens. That...
29 E. coli illnesses linked to soy nut butter products from Kentucky processing plant
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened 29 people in 12 states has been linked to soy nut butter products from a Kentucky-based processing plant.
The Food and Drug Administration has suspended production at Dixie Dew Products in Erlanger, Kentucky. The FDA identified Dixie Dew as the most likely source of E....
Family-reported errors may go undocumented on hospital records
(Reuters Health) - Parents may notice medical errors and bad reactions to treatment that aren’t documented in their children’s hospital records, a U.S. study suggests.
Researchers surveyed parents of hospitalized children, asking them about mistakes and adverse events. They also conducted daily surveys of the doctors and nurses who cared for the...
Ford recalling 52,000 trucks because they may move in park
Ford Motor says it will recall 52,000 F-250 trucks over concerns the vehicles could move while in park.
In a statement, Ford is advising owners of the 6.2-liter models of the F-250 to use their parking brake at all times to keep the vehicle from moving.
"A damaged park rod actuating plate...
Danger on the road: 1 in 4 vehicles has been recalled but hasn’t been fixed
Millions of Americans are riding around in potentially dangerous cars with unfixed safety defects. Chances are good that either you, your neighbor, or the guy in the next lane is one of them.
The number of vehicles that have been recalled but not brought in for repairs shot up to an estimated...
