The type 2 diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) has been linked with “ketoacidosis,” a serious condition that can lead to hospitalization, coma, and even death. The FDA recently released a drug safety communication warning healthcare providers to be on the watch for symptoms like nausea and…
Ford has recalled over 400,000 vehicles in North America due to intermittent electric power steering problems that can cause the power steering to fail, sending the steering into manual mode, making the vehicles difficult to control and increasing crash risk, according to Car and Driver.…
Lavern Wilkinson was a 42-year-old Brooklyn mom who died in 2013 of a curable form of lung cancer after an ER doctor at Kings County Hospital said her EKG and chest x-rays were normal and told to take Motrin for pain. The chest X-ray, in…
Nine percent of Americans have diagnosed diabetes. That is an estimated 29.1 million people. Due to those numbers, the diabetic prescription drug market is hugely successful (insert profitable here, as well). Drug makers are constantly looking to invent the next greatest medicine to capitalize on…
Xarelto is a relatively new prescription blood thinner (also known as anticoagulant) which has had tremendous success in the US market since its initial debut. The drug was first approved by the FDA in 2011 for reducing the risks of blood clots in patients undergoing knee…
On April 24, 2015, a woman from Randolph, Massachusetts filed one of the most recent lawsuits to claim that Zofran, an anti-nausea drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, causes severe birth defects. In her complaint, she alleges that prenatal exposure to Zofran led to the development of “severe…
Brooklyn resident Shirley Miller was turning 32 years old in 2008. A native Israeli working as a veterinarian at the Humane Society, she was crossing over Ninth Avenue at 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan on her birthday when she was struck by a Duane Reade…
A Buffalo, New York mother and her two small children were walking in the park when the children were struck by an automobile that veered off Route 198, after the driver reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel. The woman’s three-year-old son was killed, her five-year-old…
Potential lawsuits are currently being considered regarding individuals who have experienced kidney or renal failure as the result of taking Invokana*, a new generation diabetes drug that has been linked to renal damage and other kidney problems. What is Invokana? Invokana is part of a…
Up here in northern Michigan, we are blessed with so many trails, walkways and places to walk, hike, bike or recreate. And to many, dogs are equally part of that cherished family activity. For everyone’s benefit and safety using the trail, sidewalk, walkway or venue,…