Addiction to opioid painkillers and overdose deaths have both been rising for more than a decade and are now considered to be at epidemic levels. Adding to the tragedy is the fact that opioid use has also led to a spike in heroin use and addiction. Now there is evidence from a new study that […]

A California jury recently awarded an individual the largest award over the connection between talcum powder-based products and cancer. The jury, which was based in Los Angeles, awarded Eva Echeverria $417 million because she developed ovarian cancer after decades of using Baby Powder. Thousands of others have come forward against Johnson & Johnson and other […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an alert to physicians, surgeons, and the public to warn about recent deaths associated with a surgical treatment for obesity. A handful of deaths of patients who had recently undergone surgery to have the intragastric balloon implanted have been reported since 2016. The FDA is recommending […]

Inferior vena cava filters, also known as IVC filters, are small devices placed in a vein in the leg that are used to catch and trap blood clots. The purpose is to prevent any clots from traveling to the lungs, heart, or brain, where they may cause deadly stroke, heart attack, or pulmonary embolism. IVC […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently asked Endo International to remove one of its opioid painkillers from the market. The request was eventually respected and the company recently stated that it would pull Opana ER. The FDA made the request after determining that the risks of the drug were not outweighed by its […]

Jurors have been listening to testimony for several weeks and now will be the first to rule on medical device maker Olympus over its potentially fatally faulty duodenoscope. The Japanese maker of medical devices may be to blame for the death of defendant Theresa Bigler’s husband Richard. He died from an infection just days after […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that the risks of narcotic painkiller Opana are greater than its potential benefits for patients. The FDA is urging the maker of Opana, Endo Pharmaceuticals, to take the product from the market. The main concern of the FDA is the potential for abuse and addiction and […]

Testosterone replacement therapy has been controversial for years, but now new trial information is adding another risk to the use of the synthetic hormone supplement. A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded trial recently reported that men using AndroGel, a testosterone gel, had more dangerous plaque buildup in their arteries than men receiving a placebo. More […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it would be requiring a new, high-level warning on labels for the type 2 diabetes drug canagliflozin. Sold under the brand names and formulations Invokana, Invokamet, and Invokamet XR, this popular medication for lowering blood sugar levels has been found in new clinical trial data […]

On April 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out warning letters to 14 different American companies, which collectively are selling over 65 products for cancer treatment, prevention, diagnosis, or a cure. None of these products has been approved by the FDA, which means that the claims made by the companies selling them […]