Dangerous Drugs

Remember when all of social media was filled with people “competing” in the Ice Bucket Challenge? If not, the gist of it was this: someone tagged you in a post on social media that challenged you to donate to an ALS foundation, or dump a bucket of cold, ice water on your head. There was…

Even before the pandemic, neglect and abuse was a growing issue among nursing home residents. One of the main reasons why nursing home abuse occurs is issues with inadequate or short-staffed facilities. With short staffing an issue for a majority of nursing homes, many staff and medical professionals are cutting corners in an effort to…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety warning to consumers regarding Limbrel, a “medical food” product marketed to “manage the metabolic processes associated with osteoarthritis,” because of an increase in adverse event reports of drug-induced liver injury and a lung infection associated with the product. The FDA advises consumers to stop…