Earlier this week, Seattle Children’s Hospital announced they were shutting down their operating rooms and several procedural areas due to mold. Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated case. Back in May of this year, the highly-reputable children’s hospital shut down numerous operating rooms following the death… Read More

Several new Pennsylvania parents awoke to their worst nightmare in September – their newborn infant died as the result of infected breast milk. In the story that is making headlines, parents learned from Pennsylvania hospital staff that their newborn babies were exposed to bacteria that… Read More

Mylan Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of a batch of Xanax (alprazolam) tablets due to “the potential presence of a foreign substance.” The announcement came after the company learned a batch of the popular prescription anti-anxiety medication may include a foreign material, which… Read More

Last week, Viatrexx Bio became the latest company to issue a voluntary recall of their sterile injectables due to “a lack of sterility assurance.” On October 15, 2019, Viatrexx Bio Incorporated in Neward, Delaware, announced they would be recalling 10 mL sterile injectable vials of… Read More

Last week, the nonprofit newsroom, ProPublica, published an investigative report they’d conducted on medical debt collection corruption in Coffeyville, Kansas. In the story, readers learned that the state’s poor, sick people are being arrested and sent to jail when they cannot pay their medical debts…. Read More

There are a seemingly endless number of products and services on the market today that claim to provide patients with a myriad of desired results. From younger-looking skin to energy, many of the clinics offering these services are doing more harm than good. Take, for… Read More

For years, families have relied on the government program Medicaid to help them through times of medical hardship. They provide assistance to more than 75 million low-income and disabled Americans. However, while they do take care of those in need, it comes at a relatively… Read More