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For the 25 million Americans who experience sleep apnea, using a CPAP machine at night can help treat this sleep disorder. Sleep apnea can cause people to have irregular and
An Illinois jury awarded $60 million last month to a woman whose premature baby died from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after consuming baby formula. The jury found that Mead Johnson, the
In October 2023, it was revealed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planned to propose a ban on chemical hair relaxers containing formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals. The
The number of people using diabetes weight loss drugs, prescriptions containing semaglutide, dulaglutide, liraglutide, or tirzepatide as a main ingredient, to lose weight has significantly increased in recent years.
Unfortunately,
Philips Respironics must stop producing sleep apnea devices in the U.S. until the manufacturer changes its safety measures per an agreement with the Department of Justice earlier this month.
A device meant to improve the outcomes of heart patients in life-threatening conditions is under fire from the FDA for its risk of puncturing the heart.
Abiomed, a medical device
Lawsuits filed against Roundup manufacturer Monsanto and now Bayer have been filed across the country and are in various stages before the court system. Some lawsuits have been settled while
The request to consolidate lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, who are under fire over the dangerous side effects linked to their explosively popular diabetes and weight
Many military veterans who have filed Camp Lejeune claims are still waiting for resolutions nearly two years after the Camp Lejeune Justice Act became law. A long-anticipated online portal is
Certain medications designed to treat illnesses and symptoms in a sick patient can actually make things much worse by triggering a rare, intensely painful, and often life-threatening disease known as
With more than two million Americans battling opioid use disorder (OUD), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first DNA test to assess whether or not
For the millions of Americans who work in the agriculture industry or tend their yards, most are familiar with Roundup. This weed killer was introduced to the market in 1974
