Weight Loss Drug Belviq Recalled for Possible Cancer Risk
When do the dangers of a drug outweigh its benefits? Pharmaceutical company Eisai, Inc. and the FDA disagree—but thankfully, the FDA’s viewpoint has prevailed. Belviq, active ...
Thoughts On Coronavirus And The Nursing Home Population
“Don’t worry, its only the elderly that are dying”. In the last month, I have heard this statement over a dozen times. Today I heard the much more bothersome “boomer remover” ...
Nursing Home Sanitation Neglect Increases Coronavirus Risk
As of Friday, March 6th, coronavirus (COVID-19) infections were confirmed in 247 Americans across 21 states. Fourteen of those patients have died, 9 of whom lived in the same ...
New Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall Affects 300,000+ Type 1 Diabetics
Medtronic’s Nov. 2019 recall of certain MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps affects 322,005 units that were sold in the U.S. between 2016 and 2019. The device, used by patients ...
Asbestos Fibers Found in Makeup Palette Marketed to Kids
Asbestos has been known to cause disease for nearly a century, but the carcinogen still finds its way into products of all types. In January of 2020, the Environmental Working ...
D.C. Developer Jailed for Exposing Workers, Buyers to Lead
A developer in Washington, D.C. recently faced his sentencing for actions violating the Toxic Substances Control Act during a renovation. The EPA-backed rule lays out safety ...
Premises Liability Lawyers in Maryland, D.C. & Virginia
Holding Negligent Property Owners Accountable When you visit someone else’s home, business, or you rent, you do not expect to sustain a life-changing injury. That’s because ...