It seems like U.S healthcare is more concerned about profits than patients these days. Now is the time to learn more about the latest legal battles patients face with conditions from head to toe and how to be your own best healthcare advocate, so you receive the care you deserve.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the Class 1 recall of Medtronic Pipeline Vantage embolization devices due to reports of 17 injuries and four deaths. Doctors use these devices to treat bulges in the artery walls of the brain (aneurysms). A Class…
A recent study published in Nature showed that individuals using medications like Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of some health issues—including seizures, blood clotting disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease—but a higher risk of gastrointestinal disorders, pancreatitis and arthritis. Though these drugs have exploded in…
At least 167 women have filed sexual abuse lawsuits against Dr. Barry J. Brock, an obstetrician-gynecologist who worked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California, from 1979 through 2018 and retained his clinical privileges there until mid-2024. Both Brock and Cedars-Sinai are named as…
A Pennsylvania man recently filed a landmark lawsuit against the makers of ultra-processed foods, including Kraft-Heinz, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Co, General Mills, Nestle, Mars Incorporated, WK Kellogg Co., and more. He alleges that ultra-processed foods (UPF) are “inventions of modern industrial technology and contain little to…
An Indiana married couple recently filed a new Depo-Provera lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Like other couples who have filed similar complaints, they claim that the use of the birth control injection led to the development of a…
An Illinois man recently filed an Oxbryta lawsuit in the Superior Court for the State of California. He claims that after he used the sickle cell disease (SCD) medication, he suffered from serious injuries. Manufacturer Pfizer recently announced a global recall of Oxbryta (voxelotor) after…
A California woman recently filed a Depo-Provera lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that she suffered a brain tumor as a result of using the birth control medication. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal in…
A newly published study adds evidence to the theory that exposure to the herbicide paraquat may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Paraquat’s major manufacturer—Syngenta—currently faces thousands of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who claim they were diagnosed with Parkinson’s after years of exposure to…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released an emergency order to suspend all registrations of the pesticide Dacthal (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate or DCPA) because of potentially serious health risks. This is the first time the agency has used its power to suspend the use of…
On February 2, 2024, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ruled that all federal lawsuits involving Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, and similar medications be consolidated in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for pre-trial proceedings. Since then, both sides have been working toward selecting a small…
