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8 hours ago

FDA Warns of Counterfeit COVID-19 Tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a guide to consumers warning about counterfeit COVID-19 diagnostic tests. …

FDA

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1 day ago

Supreme Court Urged To Let $25M Roundup Cancer Award Stand

After being asked in December 2021 to weigh in on whether the U.S. Supreme Court should take up Monsanto’s petition to review a $25 million Roundup cancer verdict, the U.S. …

Public Health

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Supreme Court Urged To Let $25M Roundup Cancer Award Stand

2 days ago

J&J Accused of Exposing Workers to Asbestos

Johnson & Johnson has failed to convince a judge that a lawsuit alleging that the company exposed its workers to asbestos should be dismissed. In the midst of battling tens of thousands of talcum powder lawsuits, on April 12, J&J appealed to U.S. …

FDA

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J&J Accused of Exposing Workers to Asbestos

6 days ago

Former Monsanto CEO Testifies in First Roundup Trial Outside California

Opening arguments began on May 4th for the first Roundup weedkiller cancer trial outside of California. …

FDA

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Former Monsanto CEO Testifies in First Roundup Trial Outside California

May 19

FDA Warns About False NIPS Test Results

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a safety warning to patients and health care providers regarding genetic non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests. These tests have been found to give false results that have resulted in misinformed decisions about the health of the pregnant person and the fetus. …

FDA

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May 18

Cerebral Lawsuit Leads To ADHD Prescription Pause

A lawsuit filed in late April against Cerebral, an online mental health startup, has led to a decision by the company to stop prescribing Adderall and Ritalin to new patients as of May 9. The lawsuit was filed by Cerebral former vice president of product and engineering, Matthew Truebe. In…

Public Health

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Cerebral Lawsuit Leads To ADHD Prescription Pause

May 17

Opioid Settlement Increased by $46 Million

In July 2021, Washington state’s Attorney General (AG), Bob Ferguson, rejected a national opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and three of the largest drug distributors, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. …

Opioids

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May 11

Walgreens Opioid Lawsuit Settled For $683 Million

Florida Attorney General, Ashley Moody, announced that the state has reached a settlement agreement with Walgreens Co. over the drug-store chain’s alleged role in contributing to the opioid epidemic. …

FDA

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Walgreens Opioid Lawsuit Settled For $683 Million

May 11

FDA Approves Marketing of New Alzheimer’s Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced marketing approval for the first diagnostic test for amyloid plaque, a key marker used to detect Alzheimer’s disease. …

FDA

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FDA Approves Marketing of New Alzheimer’s Test

May 10

Veteran Awarded $2.2 Million in 3M Earplug Trial

A jury in a Florida federal court found that defective military earplugs sold by 3M and its subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, were responsible for a U.S. Army veteran’s hearing damage and awarded the former soldier $2.2 million, Bloomberg Law reported. The verdict for Jonathon Vaughn, reached April 29 in Gainesville and…

3 M

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Veteran Awarded $2.2 Million in 3M Earplug Trial