Recall of Clonazepam Anxiety Drug After Potential Life-Threatening Labeling Error
A voluntary recall in the United States has been issued for clonazepam (the generic name for Klonopin), an anxiety-reducing drug, due to a potentially fatal labeling mistake. The recall involves 16 lots of clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, which were found to be mislabeled with incorrect strengths and National Drug Code (NDC) numbers. The Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical […]
BMJ Study Finds 1 in 3 Patients Harmed by Surgical Medical Errors
A 2024 study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on surgical safety has revealed that more than one-third of patients experience complications during or following surgery, with a significant proportion linked to preventable medical errors. Despite advances in patient care, the findings underscore ongoing concerns about the safety of hospital procedures and the widespread […]
Most U.S. Health Care Workers Reject COVID-19 Booster Shot This Year
A recent study published in U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) showed a decline in the uptake of COVID-19 shots among health care workers in the United States this year.1 During the 2023–2024 respiratory virus season, fewer than one in six health care personnel working in acute […]
Idaho Health Department Bans Giving COVID-19 Shots
In Idaho, the Southwest District’s Board of Health has voted to prohibit COVID-19 shots from being administered in its medical facilities, a regional public health department in Idaho, has been prohibited from administering COVID shots to residents in six counties along the Idaho-Oregon border.1 The regional public health department serves Adams, Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette […]
Canadian Man Euthanized After Diagnosis of ‘Post COVID-19 Vaccination Syndrome’
A man in his late 40s from Ontario, Canada, who had a history of mental illness, underwent euthanasia under the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, after program assessors concluded that his physical decline was most reasonably attributed to post COVID-19 “vaccination syndrome” that developed after he received three COVID shots. The term remains controversial, […]
Immno-Castrator Vaccine to Sterilize Dogs Released in Chile
Chile has introduced a new vaccine that temporarily sterilizes dogs for one year. The vaccine, known as Egalitte, is expected to be sold in several countries, and was developed to provide dog owners an alternative to irreversible surgical castration.1 It was initially intended to address Chile’s growing population of stray dogs.2 “This is the first […]
