Laura Woods is committed to patient safety issues. She enjoys breaking news about FDA recalls, sharing important events in pharmaceutical litigation, and reporting on favorable outcomes for victims of dangerous drugs and medical devices.
A Salem, Illinois mother has filed a Zofran-related birth defects lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline on behalf of her son. She accuses the pharmaceutical giant of knowing about the risks the drug poses to unborn children, but failing to warn patients and the medical community. The mother... Read More
A 10-year-old Irish girl who sustained injuries during her birth that caused her to become tetraplegic has been granted an additional $9.87 million in a birth injury settlement from the hospital where she was born, bringing her total settlement to $11.4 million. Alex Butler received... Read More
A New York mother has filed a birth injury malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her two-year-old daughter against the United States of America. She claims employees at the non-profit neighborhood health center where she gave birth to the girl were “negligent and careless.” Two physicians... Read More
A Nebraska woman has filed a $5 million birth injury lawsuit against the United States of America, on behalf of her five-year-old daughter. As required by statute, her original claim was mailed to a Kentucky hospital and received on April 3, 2012. It was formally... Read More
In late June, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists announced plans for a conference where U.S. and international experts will examine whether SGLT2 inhibitor side effects include diabetic ketoacidosis. Organizers hope the meeting will provide answers to questions from AACE members regarding recent reports and... Read More
A number of plaintiffs from Tucson, AZ have filed a joint Actos lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Their lawsuit will join thousands currently pending under multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Garry and Ruth Buchman are among the group... Read More
Two medical professors at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice — and the co-chairs of the steering committee of Preventing Overdiagnosis, an international conference that will be held at the National Institutes of Health in September — recently co-authored an editorial on... Read More
The parents of a stillborn baby have filed a birth injury lawsuit against the United States of America, the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Tennessee healthcare system that provided care to the mother and child. The mother’s due date was... Read More
