Have you developed injuries or lost a loved one following dialysis treatment at a Fresenius Medical Care facility? According to the Shreveport Times, the state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care North America

According to the Washington Post, physicians who wrote guidelines aimed at preventing heart attacks and strokes are having to defend against strong criticism that the guidelines overestimate the risk for certain groups of people.  The formula would allegedly expand the

Professor Steven Pilling, a member of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) urged mothers struggling with mild to moderate depression to avoid taking medications that contain selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

According to Bloomberg, Pfizer has announced that it will begin decreasing the costs for its brand-name cholesterol drug Lipitor. The news outlet reported that the medication, which is the highest-selling prescription drug in the U.S., would be

According to the Charleston Gazette, drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay the state of West Virginia $22 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company illegally promoted its diabetes medicine Avandia. The news outlet reported

According to Reuters, insurer Humana Inc has filed a lawsuit against Medtronic accusing it of falsely representing its Infuse bone growth-stimulation product as safe and effective in spinal fusion surgeries. The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this

According to US News & World Report, last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of the first generic version of the powerful pain reliever Celebrex (celecoxib). The news outlet reported that the prescription

According to NBC 4, “scientists at City of Hope in Duarte found that Paxil—chemically known as paroxetine—may have a mild hormonal effect: mimicking estrogen which may play a role in the development or spread of up

Is the Implanon birth control implant lost in your body? There have been reports that the Implanon implant cannot be found when patients try to have the implant removed.  Implanon is a form of birth control that

According to Bloomberg, Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy unit is currently involved in its first trial over allegations that its metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip replacements caused particles to enter patient bloodstreams. Last year, Johnson & Johnson set aside $2.5