On Sep. 23, a Wall Street Journal report revealed that federal prosecutors in California have launched a criminal investigation into JUUL, the nation’s leading e-cigarette company. The investigation will be led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, but the scope…
Earlier this month, a group of 16 environmental, health, and farmer organizations released a statement calling for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove glyphosate-based products from the U.S. marketplace due to increasing evidence linking the herbicide to cancer. The agencies that sig
The nation’s top-selling e-cigarette company, JUUL, originally launched in 2015, has been flooding the U.S. market with its unique vapes that closely resemble USBs. Just four years later, hundreds of cases of potentially vaping-related lung disease are being investigated and eight confirmed deaths l
On Sep. 15, Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in New York as part of its $10 billion agreement to settle thousands of opioid lawsuits in dozens of states. This filing came after the Sackler family, who owns the company, was in talks for weeks to…
Recently, I blogged about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Sep. 9 warning letter issued to JUUL Labs, Inc. for illegal marketing of its e-cigarette products as safer alternatives than other tobacco products. Of particular concern was JUUL’s marketing tactics directed to youth and…
On Sep. 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to JUUL Labs Inc. for “marketing unauthorized modified risk tobacco products by engaging in labeling, advertising, and/or other activities directed to consumers, including a presentation given to youth at school.” In…
This summer, Washington, D.C’s George Washington (GW) University Hospital has faced a higher number of malpractice lawsuits than any of the last five summers. The hospital has been sued four times in the U.S. District and D.C. Superior courts, three of which allege instances of…
On Aug. 26, Oklahoma Judge Thad Balkman gave a monumental ruling that was the first in the nation to hold a pharmaceutical company accountable for its role in contributing to the U.S. opioid crisis. In the trial, the state of Oklahoma sued big pharma opioid…
Over two years ago, the FDA pushed back the deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to meet federal guidelines. The guidelines issued for 2022 were created to benefit public health and to force e-cigarette manufacturers to reduce nicotine levels to create nonaddictive products. While we wait for…
On Aug. 27, Contigo issued a voluntary recall of about 5.7 million “Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles” over a potential choking hazard. According to the recall announcement published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there have been 149 reports of the water bottle…
Recently, a study completed by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative found that matching patients to their healthcare records is an ongoing problem in medical facilities across the nation, with match rates being “far below the desired level for effective data exchange.” I
As more people are becoming aware of – and victims of – the complications associated with hernia mesh implantation, an increasing number of lawsuits are being filed against manufacturers including C.R. Bard, Gore, Atrium, & Johnson & Johnson. Some hernia mesh plaintiffs claim that they…
