Purdue Pharma Spends more than $10 billion to Deal With Opioid Lawsuits
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, is planning to spend between $10 billion and $12 billion to settle lawsuits against it. This possible deal was a result of confidential discussions between the lawyers of the company and other plaintiffs.
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Latest WHO Study Doesn’t Find Evidence of Health Concerns from Microplastics in Water
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report that says the current microplastics levels in drinking water aren't risky for human's consumption. However, it also emphasized that more research will be needed to get more precise results...
The FDA Attempts To Add Graphic Warning Images on Tobacco Products
The Food and Drug Administration is trying to add graphic labels to tobacco packages to reduce the number of smokers in the country. If this campaign succeeds, it might be the first adjustment to US tobacco warnings in three...
The Number of Overdose Deaths Is Now Higher In Cities than Rural Regions
According to the authority report on Friday, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States, which has been mostly distributed in rural regions for the last decade, is now higher in large cities again.
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Millions of people would suffer from a sesame allergy in the United States
On Friday, a new study in JAMA Network Open found that far more Americans have a sesame allergy than previously thought. It is estimated that more than 1.5 million people experience this health issue – around 5 times the...
Government Official Ask for More Information about Chemical Ingredients in E-cigarettes
On Friday, federal regulators are requiring more public information about components and chemicals added to e-liquid and e-cigarettes.
The Food and Drug Administration, also known as FDA, has just stated that it is asking for comments on a recent proposal...
White House Stops Rebate Plans to Reduce the Costs of Drugs
On Thursday, the White House announced that President Trump will cancel a plan to alleviate the financial burden of expensive drugs for people on Medicare. This will allow them to get rebates which drug manufacturers currently pay to middlemen...
President’s New Kidney Policy Aims to Boost Organ Supply in the United States
On Wednesday, President Trump passed an executive order that instructs the government to overhaul the national care program for kidney disease. The purpose is to ensure that everyone with kidney failure would have an opportunity for home dialysis and...
Cases of Flesh-eating Bacteria Increases as an Effect of Climate Change
On Monday, a report by doctors at Cooper University Hospital published in the Annals of Internal Medicine said that climate change might have led flesh-eating bacteria to unaffected water areas.
Researchers believed that increasing temperatures of water in the Delaware...
WHO said Ebola outbreak is not a “global health emergency” yet
On Friday, the World Health Organization said that the current outbreak of Ebola in Congo is a cause of concern. However, it hasn't reached the needed threshold to be a global threat.
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