Recent research indicates a correlation between over the counter heartburn medications and kidney disease. A study released in the January JAMA Internal Medicine journal reveled that some patients with long term use of popular heartburn, indigestion, and acid reflux medications had an increased risk of…
This year has gotten off to a rocky start for Johnson & Johnson with juries levying hefty verdicts against the company in talcum powder cases. In recent years, thousands of women have come forward claiming that use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder, found in…
A recent report released by the patient safety experts at Johns Hopkins has identified medical errors as being the third leading cause of death in the United States. The study revealed that medical errors alone account for more than 250,000 deaths a year. In the…
Laundry detergent pods were first introduced to the market in 2012. Since then, these detergent pods have found a more permanent place in the market but it has lead to some dangerous results. News reports last week once again detailed the growing danger that laundry…
The powdered latex gloves frequently used by physicians and health care providers may soon be on their way out should a recent proposed ban from the Food and Drug Administration be approved. In the proposed ban, the FDA identifies three types of surgical gloves that…
Heralded as being a safer form of smoking, vapor e-cigarettes have become popular devices for smokers in recent years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, e-cigarettes, “are battery-operated devices designed to deliver nicotine with flavorings and other chemicals to users in vapor instead…
Over the past few years fitness trackers and smart watches like Fitbit and the Apple watch have become a popular medium for tracking health and activity levels. Intended to be worn daily, fitness tracker users are encouraged to wear the devices throughout the entirety of…
Twenty two Chicago police officers are facing disciplinary action for faulty dashboard cameras (“dashcams”), and failure to use dashcams properly, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of 17 year old Laquan McDonald. The shooting, captured on camera as well as dashcam video, shows…
A federal judge recently threw out a $21.5 million jury verdict awarded to a man from Springfield, IL who claimed he was injured in an around-the-world cruise in 2011, when the man’s former assistant came forward and admitted the man had intentionally deleted emails that…
