The year was 1999 — now 20 years ago — when a landmark report from the Institute of Medicine (IoM) revealed that as many as…
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New ‘Alert Icon’ Warns Residents and Families About Abuse in Nursing Homes
In an effort to curb nursing home abuse, the agency that oversees every Medicare and Medicaid-certified facility in the country is introducing a new tool…
Toxic Chemicals From Military Bases Seeping Into Groundwater of Surrounding Communities
After reviewing Defense Department records, a new investigation from the Los Angeles Times revealed that 21 military bases in California were contaminated with “forever chemicals.”…
Johnson & Johnson Issues Recall on 33,000 Bottles of Asbestos-Contaminated Baby Powder
On Fri., Oct. 18, 2019, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) voluntarily recalled a batch of Johnson’s Baby Powder® due to the presence of chrysotile asbestos. According…
Johnson & Johnson to Pay Man $8 Billion in Lawsuit Alleging He Developed Breasts From Using Risperdal®
In the latest of bad legal news for Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the company is being ordered to pay $8 Billion in damages to a…
7 Things to Know About Candida auris, the Drug-Resistant Fungus Infecting Nursing Homes Across the Country
Of the millions of different species of fungi in the world, only about 300 are known to make people sick. Unfortunately, an outbreak of one…
Lung Disease Associated With Vaping Causes Another Death
How dangerous is vaping? For the last several years, public health officials have tried to alert the public to the truth: no one knows exactly…
Landmark Trial Finds Johnson & Johnson Liable for Role in Fueling Opioid Epidemic
In a first for the United States, a court has ruled that a drug manufacturer is responsible for fueling and escalating the opioid epidemic that's…
1 Patient Out of Every 20 Suffers Preventable Harm in Medical Care Setting
It has been 20 years since To Err Is Human first alerted the public about the prevalence of medical errors. The 1999 publication from the…
