Wyeth, which set aside more than $21 billion to resolve lawsuits over the fen-phen diet combination, must pay $3 million to a woman who contracted a lung-destroying disease from the drugs. The New Jersey jurors deliberated about two hours before finding that Wyeth’s Pondimin drug was a cause of the…
A $4 million award to the family of a woman misdiagnosed with cancer and then given a lethal dose of painkillers was upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court. The patient’s daughter brought a wrongful death suit against Hospice Ministries and Dr. William Causey. The hospice settled during the trial for…
A panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of Harold Clay Henderson, M.D., of Dallas, license number G3937, after determining that Dr. Henderson’s continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to the public welfare. The temporary suspension hearing took place Monday, October 27, under the…
Parents are worried about a chemical substance found in the popular sealants that are painted on children’s molars to prevent decay. The chemical is bisphenol-A, or BPA, which is widely used in the making of the hard, clear plastic called polycarbonate, and is also found in the linings of food…
A Nevada doctor has been accused of causing the deaths of three patients and has numerous examples of alleged prescription drug malpractice. Investigations of the doctor are on going, but the Nevada State Medical Examiners Board has not suspended his license or taken any steps to force him to curtail…
A new medical study out recently shows that Medtronic‘s new drug-coated stent was associated with more heart attacks and blood clots than a rival stent made by Johnson & Johnson. Results from the cardiology study named Sort Out III, which included more than 2,000 patients, showed that heart patients who…
A college freshman was killed in a dormitory elevator accident two years ago at Ohio State University. Ohio State has taken safety measures, such as installing video cameras in all its high-rise elevators this year, in case someone gets trapped and as a way to help identify causes of mechanical…
Ovarian cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose, making it one of the most deadly. The ovaries are not accessible for examination, and the symptoms that are associated with ovarian cancer are vague and can be confused with other less life-threatening conditions. Because of its hidden nature,…
Pfizer Inc. said it agreed earlier this week to pay $894 million to settle most Celebrex and Bextra claims. Pfizer said in a statement that it is taking an after-tax charge of $640 million against profit in the quarter to cover the settlement sum. Pfizer said it plans to settle…
The FDA is “evaluating” new adverse-event reports for 20 drugs, the agency announced in September. A 2007 federal law requires the FDA to disclose all its investigations into reports of possibly drug-related adverse events. The reports on the list come from the FDA’s early-warning system for drugs already on the…