Pediatrics
Abbott Laboratories confirms Justice Department probe following infant formula crisis
Trouble continues for Abbott Laboratories, which shut down an infant formula plant last year amid reported illnesses.
Jan 23, 2023
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Medical research
Millions of counterfeit N95 face masks sold to Americans
Sales of foreign-made counterfeit N95 face masks in at least five states are being investigated by U.S. officials.
Feb 12, 2021
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Health
Firearm deaths increasing in U.S. children younger than 5, study says
In a review of national firearm data spanning more than 20 years, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified alarming trends regarding increasing rates of firearm-related deaths among some of America's ...
Feb 1, 2021
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Health
Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 ...
Jun 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US firm loses license as tainted drug toll rises to 24
US officials revoked the license Wednesday of a Massachusetts pharmacy cited for significant sanitary violations as the toll from a meningitis outbreak tied to its tainted drugs rose to 24.
Oct 25, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US meningitis death toll rises to 30, officials say
The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to tainted drugs rose to 30 as the number of cases climbed to a whopping 419, US health officials said Monday.
Nov 5, 2012
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Medications
Congress slams US health officials on tainted drugs
US lawmakers slammed federal and state health officials Wednesday for failing to properly police a pharmacy whose tainted drugs caused a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.
Nov 15, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
(AP)—Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommend that design changes to tent cabins and other lodging run by private concessionaires first be reviewed ...
May 20, 2013
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Medical economics
Rising complaints of unauthorized Obamacare plan-switching and sign-ups trigger concern
Federal and state regulators aren't doing enough to stop the growing problem of rogue health insurance brokers making unauthorized policy switches for Affordable Care Act policyholders, say consumers, agents, nonprofit enrollee ...
Apr 15, 2024
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