A Philadelphia jury recently awarded $34 million to a Georgia woman who was injured by an IVC filter. Tracy Reed-Brown had surgery in 2010 during which an IVC filter was placed in a vein. The filter, which is intended to catch blood clots, was...
A New Illness Has Been Linked to Vaping
There are already several known health hazards associated with vaping. Doctors now have a new one: hard-metal lung disease. The condition is likely caused by the coils in the vape pen or electronic cigarette. These coils, which contain toxic...
Are There More Than Just Cancer Risks With Roundup?
In May 2019, an Oakland jury reached a $2 billion verdict against Monsanto concerning its popular Roundup herbicide. The jury awarded the damages to a couple after finding that Roundup caused their cancer. For years, scientists and others have...