A recently published study has given rise to new worries about the safety of popular heartburn medications such as Prilosec and Nexium, linking the drugs to an increased risk of developing bone loss and subsequent osteoporosis. Reported in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, the... Read More

In the midst of thousands of lawsuits currently pending against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, two states have now filed lawsuits against the pharmaceutical giant as well. The Attorneys General in both Washington and California have filed consumer fraud lawsuits alleging Johnson &... Read More

Temporary hair loss has come to be expected of chemotherapy. In fact, along with nausea, hair loss is arguably among the most well-known side effects of anti-cancer drugs. Cancer patients tolerate this troublesome side effect because of the hope that the drug will save their... Read More

Michelle Zarick underwent a routine hysterectomy in 2009 that was performed with sophisticated robot-assisted technology manufactured by Intuitive Surgical Inc. Robotic surgery is intended to allow for greater viewing of the surgical field, a reduced risk of complications, and many other benefits. But Zarick and... Read More

National nonprofit watchdog organization Public Citizen has released its findings of a study of 25 years of data, which highlight the $35.7 billion in settlements agreed upon by pharmaceutical companies and federal and state governments. During the period from 1991 through 2015, pharmaceutical giants agreed... Read More

A number of Zofran lawsuits have been filed against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) with regard to the drug's side effects on unborn children. One of the most recent cases filed against GSK alleges that the defendant’s wrongful conduct and fraudulent misrepresentation directly resulted in a minor child’s severe heart defects... Read More

Two class action lawsuits have been formed against Cook Medical in Canada, resulting from allegations that the manufacturer’s inferior vena cava filters are faulty. Plaintiffs claim the small cone-shaped devices broke apart inside their bodies, which resulted in excruciating complications. One of the plaintiffs, Wendy Kopeck,... Read More

On February 12, the European Medicines Agency issued a new set of recommendations to minimize the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients taking SGLT2 inhibitors — including Invokana. SGLT2 inhibitors are a type of type 2 diabetes medication designed to help lower blood sugar in... Read More