The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced serious risks associated with steroid injections in the neck and back. Researchers and safety advocates have been asking the FDA to act on these dangers for years.
As far back as...
FDA Proposes Efforts to Improve Automated External Defibrillators’ Safety
Although automated external defibrillators (AEDs) can save someone’s life when they are experiencing cardiac arrhythmia, AEDs have also been linked to significant rates of failure. From 2005 to 2012, the FDA has received about 45,000 reports of...
FDA Requires Changes to Painkiller Warning Labels
The FDA issued a new requirement that stronger warning labels be included on extended-release opioid painkillers, such as:
- Vicodin;
- OxyContin; and
- morphine.
Overdose injuries and deaths from painkillers...