Pfizer Agrees to Settle Zantac Cancer Lawsuits for $250 Million
Pfizer, Inc., the largest pharmaceutical corporation in the world marketing drugs and vaccine,1 has agreed to pay between $200 to $250 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed in the United States related to cancer risks associated with its over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac (also known as ranitidine). The acid reflux drug was discontinued in […]
Health Care Workers in Kentucky Given Criminal Liability Protection for Medical Errors
On Mar. 26, 2024, Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, signed a new law that makes Kentucky the first state to grant criminal immunity to health care providers for unintentionally making medical errors that result in harm to the patient. House Bill 159, received unanimous support from both the Kentucky House and Senate members. The new law […]
NC State University Building Investigated for Manmade Organic Chemicals (PCBs) Causing Cancer
In November 2023, the Poe Hall building, which is the College of Education and Psychology Department at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, was tested positive for the presence of manmade organic chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).1 According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), PCBs are have been shown to cause […]
U.S. Government is Funding Gain-of-Function Research in China to Make Bird Flu More Infectious
The U.S government is again funding gain-of-function (GoF) research with Chinese scientists to make a dangerous virus even more potent. This time it is with birds not bats. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave $1 million to fund risky research on bird flu viruses to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China; the […]
FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Merck’s Asthma Drug Singulair About Suicide, Neuropsychiatric Side Effects
In 2008, the FDA issued a warning advising that it would investigate a possible risk of suicide associated with Merck & Co.’s asthma and allergy drug Singulair after there were many reports of increases in agitation, aggression, anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Hallucinations also were documented for children and adolescents taking Singulair. When the drug’s […]
Pfizer Stock Posts Big Drop as Demand for COVID Shots and Paxlovid Dries Up
The value of shares in Pfizer, Inc. stock has dropped by over eight percent in recent weeks, bringing it to the lowest it has been in more than 10 years. The drop follows a recent announcement by the pharmaceutical company that it will post a decrease in revenue this year that will come in well […]
