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Current Events
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Most states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing on cocaine and other stimulants as well.
It turns out that the same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in overdose deaths among cocaine users. Read More Read more . . .
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court opened the door Monday for iPhone users to sue Apple over excessive prices on its exclusive App Store.
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the court's newest member, wrote the 5-4 antitrust opinion and was joined by the court's four liberal justices. The other four conservatives dissented. Read More Read more . . .
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
A jury in Oakland, Calif., ordered Monsanto on Monday to pay a couple more than $2 billion... after finding that its Roundup weed killer caused their cancer — the third jury to conclude that the company failed to warn consumers of its flagship product's dangers... Read More Read more . . .
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
In 2017, there were a total of 59 deaths attributed to airline accidents. In 2018, there were 561. When I did the math, I was taken aback; deaths attributed to airline accidents had jumped 900% year-over-year. And if present trends are not reversed, it appears that airline deaths will rise further in 2019. Read More Read more . . .
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
A Tesla Model X wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of Walter Huang who was killed in a March 2018 crash in Mountain View, California. The lawsuit alleges Huang died because he believed Tesla's advertising about the safety of the Autopilot system and other features. Read More Read more . . .
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
When the Food and Drug Administration announced last month that it couldn’t guarantee the long-term safety and efficacy of vaginal mesh products — medical devices that have been on the market for decades — the collective response from tens of thousands of women harmed by the products sounded something like this: Duh. Read More Read more . . .
Monday, May 6, 2019
Boeing Co (BA.N) did not tell U.S. regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots to a mismatch of flight data optional on the 737 MAX, instead of standard as on earlier 737s, but insisted on Sunday the missing display represented no safety risk. Read More Read more . . .
Monday, May 6, 2019
Pharmacies are chock-full of prescription drugs to treat high blood pressure, and so are patients’ medicine cabinets. They can work well to keep blood pressure down if taken as directed, which most patients do not do. Read More Read more . . .
Thursday, May 2, 2019
FDA has sent a warning letter to plastic and cosmetic surgery device maker Surgisil instructing the company to cease marketing two lip implant devices not indicated for that purpose, the agency disclosed Tuesday. Read More Read more . . .
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Beauty shouldn’t hurt this much. People are buying cosmetic chemicals online and injecting them into their faces — and some are even giving step-by-step YouTube tutorials on how to do the same. Read More Read more . . .
Thursday, May 2, 2019
After hearing tearful testimony from the victims of military medical negligence, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers announced new legislation to do away with the legal rules protecting the Defense Department from medical malpractice lawsuits. Read More Read more . . .
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