Testimony, tears mark NECC trial
Bitter, tearful testimony by children and health care providers who lost parents and patients to mold- infected medication compounded by a former Framingham drug manufacturer gave federal prosecutors one of their most powerful days yet in the rare medical murder case.
“This is the 21st century. It’s just hard to understand how this...
Food Researchers find ‘another reason’ to avoid fast food: Chemicals in the packaging
Chemicals that have been associated with cancer and other health problems have been found in some fast-food packaging, according to a new study. Researchers found the substances, which can leach into food, in sandwich and dessert wrappers and paperboard containers.
“We have more than one reason to try to eat more fresh...
Bacteria survive cleaning efforts in damaged medical scopes, study finds
Rigorous cleaning practices don’t ensure that medical scopes are free of contamination, and many of these reusable devices have scratches and dents that could harbor blood, tissue and bacteria, a new study found.
The seven-month study, published Tuesday in the American Journal of Infection Control, found that 12 of 20 gastroscopes and colonoscopes...
Toxic chemicals tainting Colorado groundwater also found in fast-food packaging
Invisible toxic chemicals similar to those contaminating groundwater south of Colorado Springs also are showing up in fast-food wrappers, according to a scientific study done with help from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Environmental Working Group study, peer-reviewed and published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, found the perfluorinated chemicals...
1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan sue EPA over water crisis
More than 1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan who say the Environmental Protection Agency mismanaged the water crisis that exposed thousands of children to lead poisoning have sued the U.S. government, seeking class action status for their claims.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Michigan on Monday, asserted that the EPA failed...
Drug Makers Accused of Fixing Prices on Insulin
A lawsuit filed Monday accused three makers of insulin of conspiring to drive up the prices of their lifesaving drugs, harming patients who were being asked to pay for a growing share of their drug bills.
The price of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years, with the three manufacturers — Sanofi, Novo Nordisk...
NECC tech recalls false cleaning logs, missing routine cleaning
A former technician at the New England Compounding Center testified Thursday about falsified cleaning logs, routine cleaning that was routinely missed and a dark, oil-leak stain that leaked from a hood in the Framingham compounding pharmacy’s supposedly sterile clean room.
“The priority was to get the drug made and sent out,” Nicholas...
Toyota Tundra Trucks Recalled for Bumper Steps
Toyota Motor North America is recalling approximately 73,000 2016- and 2017-model year Toyota Tundra pickup trucks in the U.S. so dealers can fix faulty bumper steps, according to the automaker.
The recalled vehicles are equipped with resin rear-step bumpers and resin reinforcement brackets at each corner. But an impact to the corner of the...
Volkswagen set to plead guilty in U.S. diesel emissions case
(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) is set to plead guilty on Feb. 24 in Detroit to three felony counts as part of a plea agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve an excess diesel emissions investigation, a court filing shows.
As part of a $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. regulators, the German...
PG&E Must Run 12,500 TV Ads Saying It’s Guilty of Lax Safety
PG&E Corp. was ordered take out television and newspaper advertisements announcing that the company was found guilty of violating safety standards in the wake of a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people.
A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday also directed “high-level personnel” at the utility to do 2,000 hours of...
