Nursing home and elder abuse affects millions of individuals and their families. As people grow older and need additional help caring for themselves and their…
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Seizure Drug Lamotrigine (Lamictal®) Might Cause Adverse Immune System Reaction
The FDA recently issued a warning about the medication Lamictal® (lamotrigine), which may cause serious health problems due to patients’ immune systems overreacting to the…
STAT: Hospitals with Major Safety Violations Are Teaching Our Next Generation of Doctors
Medical professionals make mistakes. But could those involved in medical training be teaching those mistakes to the next generation of doctors? That’s what a recent…
Overuse of Anti-Psychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes Puts Elderly Residents at Risk
It is a sad fact that serious cases of nursing home abuse are often concealed. At least one quarter of these cases are never even…
Johnson & Johnson, Imerys Talc America Hit With $80 Million Punitive Damages Verdict for ‘Malicious Indifference’ to Baby Powder’s Mesothelioma Risks
The first mesothelioma victim to win an asbestos-in-talc case against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will now receive $80 Million in punitive damages, per a possibly…
Testing Vermiculite for Asbestos: Why the USGS’s New Method Could Be Critical for Public Health
In a breakthrough study, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found a way to test for trace levels of asbestos in vermiculite insulation on-site, which marks…
Johnson & Johnson to Pay $37M in First Trial Loss Over Claims Linking Baby Powder to Mesothelioma
Barely 3 weeks shy of being hit with a $35 Million transvaginal mesh verdict, on Thursday, a New Jersey jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J)…
Goodyear Hid ‘The Worst Tire Made in History’ through 2 Decades of Deaths and Injuries
More than 2 decades after its first reported failure, the Goodyear “G159” RV tire has been publicly proclaimed “the worst tire made in history.” This…
Asbestos Disease Survivors Face More Barriers to Justice Under Dangerous New Legislation
The so-called “PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act” appears on the surface to have been written for people harmed by asbestos. Sadly, this new bill has nothing…
