Mistakes as simple — and avoidable — as confusing an IV with a feeding tube regularly injure and kill patients. And industry interests seem content to allow it to continue.
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Alfred Sapse faces 20 charges of wire and mail fraud for allegedly scamming 134 patients.
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A new type of brain scan could give doctors their first chance to prove Alzheimer’s diagnoses while patients are alive.
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More than 20 different problems with manufacturing and quality control processes at a major pharmaceutical plant were outlined in a report just released by the FDA.
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Largely unnoticed in the run-up to the recent passage of the health reform law, President Obama also has his sights on improving programs focused on disease prevention and general wellness.
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Several million cardiac patients have been taking pills never approved, or tested for safety, by the FDA.
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A new report from the Senate Finance Committee highlights a potential conflict of interest within the FDA — and the safety of one of the world’s top-selling medications.
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The more research that’s done, the more some physicians worry that generic meds do work differently than the brand names they copy.
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Turns out, doctors aren’t as up-to-date as they think they are on off-label uses of prescriptions — which could lead them to order treatments they wouldn’t otherwise.
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We may soon have clearer guidelines as to what medical vendors can say when promoting their products via new social media outlets.
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