Category: Unsafe Products and Medications

Long Island Rail Road crews have restored train service to one of two Main Line tracks damaged after a Saturday night train derailment in New Hyde Park that injured 33, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said early Monday, allowing for limited rush-hour service for commuters.

Limited train service will resume in time for the...

Common blood pressure medications may increase the risk for severe mood disorder episodes, a new study suggests.

People taking drugs known as beta-blockers and calcium antagonists for more than 90 days were twice as likely to be hospitalized for a mood disorder such as major depression or bipolar disease, compared to people treating their high...

The novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) field is hotly contested, and drugmakers are turning to real-world data to gain their meds an advantage. Now, Boehringer Ingelheim may have one such advantage for its Pradaxa (dabigatran) over market leader Xarelto (rivaroxaban), thanks to a new observational study.

Patients on Xarelto--marketed by Johnson & Johnson and Bayer--may be...

Older people may too often be diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and prescribed thyroid hormones, which can cause new troubles and expenses without improving their lives, researchers say.

A recent case study provides a snapshot of the larger problem, the authors write in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Just 1 percent to 2 percent of people have hypothyroidism,...

Samsung Electronics Co.’s global recall of Note 7 smartphones received a fresh blow after a replacement device was blamed for smoke that led to the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are investigating Wednesday’s incident, they said in e-mailed statements. Samsung started replacing Note 7s...

The long road to court has not been an easy one for Deborah Giannecchini. Mrs. Giannecchini used Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder daily as far back as 1967 for feminine hygiene purposes, but in November 2012 she was thrown a curveball – an ovarian cancer diagnosis. More than 20 epidemiological studies found...

Johnson & Johnson is warning users of its OneTouch Ping insulin pump that hackers could exploit a cybersecurity flaw to infuse additional doses of the diabetes drug without their knowledge, which could be life-threatening. 

“The probability of unauthorized access to the OneTouch Ping System is extremely low,” the company said in a letter to patients...

Flaws with a heart device that Medtronic Plc bought last month as part of a $1 billion deal have been deemed potentially life-threatening by U.S. regulators.

The device, called the HVAD System, takes over for a failing heart. One patient may have died because of a flaw where moisture can penetrate the mechanical pump through...

Painkillers can be both a blessing and a curse. They’re effective at numbing everything from the inflammation that comes with infection to headaches and the achy joints of arthritis. But recent studies have exposed some serious side effects, including increased risk of heart events. The newest class of these drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, seemed especially...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 19,205 2017-MY Audi Q7 SUVs because the third-row seat backs may not remain in position during a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported.

The recall covers Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured from Aug. 30, 2015, to July 10 of this year. The third-row seat backs may move forward...