Is it safe for older men to take testosterone drugs even if they are not diagnosed with hypogonadism? According to many studies, it may not be, but that hasn’t stopped new clinics from distributing the medications to men who want them for lifestyle reasons. FDA…
Aaron Lazare, M.D., noted author of On Apology and the former dean of University of Massachusetts Medical School, has written and spoken extensively about the components of a meaningful apology. In one article he summarized it as follows: There are up to four parts to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved two serogroup B meningococcal (meningitis) vaccines for use in people between 10 and 25 years of age. On October 29, 2014, the agency approved the three-dose vaccine Trumenba® and then licensed the two-dose shot, Bexesero® on…
“Driverless” cars may save lives in the future, but until that happens, we have a responsibility to reduce driving distractions and not increase them. Tesla’s Elon Musk’s comments about the future of driverless cars provoked some media interest. Particularly this comment: “[P]eople may outlaw driving…
How often in life do we go through the motions without thinking? Driving to work, doing our jobs, doing things around the house. Only to be shocked into awareness when we learn that something unexpected or horrible has happened. A plane crash, a car accident,…
If you or someone you love has had surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, there is a good chance Zofran has been prescribed to fight the nausea that can accompany any of these medical interventions. Although not approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for use by…
Graco is charged with a $10 million penalty for not making a timely notification of a defect associated with the largest car seat recall in U.S. history, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The first $3 million is due now and the…
On February 5, 2015, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a transfer order to move five Takata air bag class action lawsuits from three different federal districts into the Southern District of Florida for coordinated pre-trial proceedings. An additional 65-plus actions currently…
The anticoagulant drug, Xarelto, has been the subject of warnings on this site on more than one occasion due to its dangerous bleeding complications with no proven antidote to date. Now reports are coming in pointing to misconduct and discrepancies carried out by Xarelto’s makers…
After the largest measles outbreak in 15 years, California Senator Tony Mendoza is urging the state to make flu vaccines mandatory for all adults who work in preschools and day–care centers, the LA Times reported. Children under the age of five are one of the…