On September 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication that the label of diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) had been revised to include updates on bone fracture risk and new information on decreased bone mineral density. Invokana is a prescription medicine used with... Read More

In 2001, the publication of Study 329 prompted a 36 percent increase in prescriptions for Paxil (paroxetine), as it led healthcare providers to believe that Paxil was safe for use in adolescents. Yet, a reassessment of the same clinical data questions the accuracy of the... Read More

Shoulder dystocia is a delivery room emergency that occurs when the baby's head is delivered but the shoulder is unable to pass through the birth canal. Extracting a child in this scenario can be difficult, and permanent nerve damage can occur if the delivery is not... Read More

Sonja Zimmerman, a resident of Pennsylvania, is one of the latest plaintiffs to file a Mirena lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. She filed her complaint earlier in September 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. However, it is possible that the... Read More

A three-judge panel in the District IV Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict in a case of delivery room negligence, rejecting the defendant’s argument that the testimony of an expert witness did not meet the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. The defendant, Dr.... Read More

Federal health regulators have recently raised concerns about diabetic ketoacidosis, a possible side effect of Invokana and other SGLT2 inhibitors. Researchers suggest that ensuring doctors are very clearly informed of the risk may help identify most cases and avert severe harm. The medical journal Diabetes... Read More

A recent Canadian study has found that up to 10% of cerebral palsy cases may be caused by genetics. Consequently, the authors of the study recommend that all children should be genetically tested. “Our findings were shocking, actually,” said Dr. Stephen Scherer, director of the... Read More

A Manchester, U.K. baby boy died from a botched forceps delivery and just minutes later the doctor advised the mother that she should “smoke 50 cigarettes a day” to have a smaller child. Jenson Barnett tragically suffered a fractured skull as Dr. Sharon Oates delivered... Read More