Medications - Page 54

October 10, 2022

CA doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing 120K opioid pills over 6 years

A California doctor has pleaded guilty to writing thousands of unnecessary opioid prescriptions in exchange for cash and insurance payments.

October 6, 2022

India testing cough syrup linked to child deaths in West Africa

India is testing a cough syrup produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals after the World Health Organization said the product has been linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia.

September 29, 2022

California doctor prescribed unnecessary drugs to over 1K patients

A doctor in California pleaded guilty to prescribing and selling unnecessary medication to steal taxpayer money. He was ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution.

September 27, 2022

FDA warning about NyQuil chicken TikTok challenge may have spiked interest

Searches for the NyQuil chicken trend jumped in the days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the social media trend.

September 24, 2022

Elijah McClain's death attributed to ketamine administrated by paramedics

Elijah McClain, a black man whose death in police custody sparked widespread protests, died of a ketamine overdose administered by paramedics, according to an official report.

September 8, 2022

FDA panel votes to recommend Amylyx ALS drug

An FDA advisory panel voted Wednesday to recommend approval for a highly-debated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug. Only two therapies are currently approved,

August 31, 2022

New study suggests steroids may change the structure of the brain

Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center found that steroids were linked to changes in the brain's structure, according to a new study.

August 26, 2022

Combo 'polypill' cuts heart disease deaths, new study finds

A heart medication known as a polypill reduced the chances of a secondary adverse cardiovascular event in people who previously suffered a heart attack, a new study found.

August 20, 2022

Twin sisters help save woman with medical emergency on flight from Boston to Fort Myers, Florida

Twin sisters Nicole Kelly, a nurse in Burlington, Mass., and Lindsay Byrne, a firefighter and paramedic in Wayland, Mass., aided a distressed woman aboard a recent flight to Florida.

August 17, 2022

Surgeon exposes airline medical kit deficiencies after assisting with flight emergency

Dr. Andrea Merrill, a Boston-based surgical oncologist, recently helped out with an in-flight health emergency — and called attention to some issues around the medical supplies that were available.