In May 2013, Danielle Yeager became pregnant with her first child. After touring a few local hospitals and feeling less-than-welcome at a prenatal visit with an obstetrician, she decided to consider home birth options. In an interview with Pacific Standard, Yeager revealed that she conducted... Read More

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services of the House of Representatives detailing what it calls “problems with (the FDA’s) postmarket safety data.” The GAO report claims that the FDA “lacks reliable, readily... Read More

A plaintiff who was exposed to talcum powder containing asbestos as a child is alleging that exposure has now led to his diagnosis of a deadly cancer known as mesothelioma. The plaintiff has further claimed in his complaint that the manufacturers of these products knowingly... Read More

As patients with type 2 diabetes are increasingly prescribed drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors to treat their illness, adverse event reports associated with the drugs are on the rise, according to a recent publication by a consumer watchdog group. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices... Read More

Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center and a Portland-area family have agreed to an out-of-court settlement to resolve the birth injury lawsuit. The parents had filed the lawsuit in 2015, in which they demanded compensatory damages of $36 million for their son’s cerebral palsy. The lawsuit alleged... Read More

Parents of babies born with brachial plexus injuries often have no warning about their child’s condition, as only a select number of characteristics have been identified as risk factors. A recent study published in the Jan. 14 edition of the Journal of Perinatology offers insights... Read More

Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $124 million Risperdal verdict has been denied. The pharmaceutical giant has been fighting the verdict in the case brought by the state of South Carolina since 2011. The company’s final hope for... Read More

The health of many of the women who have filed claims against the manufacturers of power morcellators has deteriorated, prompting expedition of their legal proceedings. The federal court overseeing the majority of power morcellator lawsuits has established steps that allow women in dire health to... Read More