Nationwide Recall of Milk of Magnesia Oral Suspension
Nationwide Recall of Milk of Magnesia Oral Suspension 2400 mg/30 mL due to Microbial Contamination
Over 450 possible cases of lung illness Associated with Using E-cigarette Products
If you do use e-cigarette products and you experience symptoms like those reported in this outbreak, seek medical care promptly. CDC and the FDA will continue to alert the public throughout this investigation.
Former VA Doctor Charged in the Deaths of 3 Patients
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. POSTED 2:19 PM, AUGUST 20, 2019, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, UPDATED AT 06:43PM, AUGUST 20, 2019 Dr. Robert Morris Levy, a pathologist fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital was charged Tuesday August 20th with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three patients who authorities say he misdiagnosed and whose records he later altered to conceal [...]
NY’s Child Victims Act Allows all Victims regardless of age to Seek Civil Action until August 14, 2020
NY's Child Victims Act - opens up a one-year “Look Back”, one-time-only period (August 14, 2019 through August 14, 2020) to allow all victims to seek civil action against their alleged abusers and the institutions that allegedly protected the abusers, regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred.
2019: Vulnerabilities in Hospice Care | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
From 2012 through 2016, federal health inspectors cited 87% of U.S. hospices for deficiencies. And 20% had lapses serious enough to endanger patients, according to two new reports from the HHS Inspector General's Office. Source: 2019: Vulnerabilities in Hospice Care | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find a [...]
New Airbag Probe Expanding to over 12 Million Vehicles
ZF-TRW AIRBAG CONTROL UNITS BEING EVALUATED The National Highway Traffic and Safety Association (NHTSA) have started an engineering evaluation that involves the airbag control units made by ZF-TRW that were installed in vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler, for vehicles manufactured from 2010 through 2019. The air bag control units installed [...]
Emerging Fungus Presents a Serious Global Health Threat
Fungus causing outbreaks in healthcare settings. For this reason, it is important to quickly identify C. auris in a hospitalized patient so that healthcare facilities can take special precautions to stop its spread.
Post 911 Combat Veterans Suffering From Hearing Loss
The defective product associated with the aforementioned conditions are The Combat Arms Earplugs (CAEv2) that were issued to military service members from 2003 to 2015 for use both domestically and during deployment, including combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hundreds Died Due to Medical Misconduct in NYC Hospitals
468 people were killed in New York City’s 11 public hospitals in the past five years, due to medical misconduct. The vast majority of wrongful-death cases filed against the Health and Hospital Corp. system in the last five years — 88 percent — remain open, leaving hundreds of bereaved families in financial limbo for years [...]
Honda Recalling 1.1 Million Vehicles
Honda announced a voluntary recall on 1.1 million Acura and Honda vehicles in 2001 Honda Accord EX Sedan. the United States due to Takata airbag inflator. Recall involves a specific Takata replacement inflator type (PSDI-5D) that experienced manufacturing errors at a Takata factory Free recall repairs can begin immediately in approximately 1.1 million [...]