GSK Faces Whistleblower Suit From Lab That Found Zantac Risk May 21, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Anna Edney GSK Plc is facing a whistleblower lawsuit that could potentially cost it billions of dollars from the laboratory that revealed...
Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil March 7, 2024 By Anna Edney Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely...
Tainted Medication Fears Spur Defense Department to Seek Outside Testing August 10, 2023 By Anna Edney and Riley Griffin The US Department of Defense entered an agreement with Valisure, an independent lab that’s spotted dangerous chemicals in a variety...
Toxins in Household Products Leave FDA Chasing a Vapor Trail December 30, 2021 By Anna Edney When the Food and Drug Administration last week identified the likely sources of a powerful carcinogen that’s been found in...
How J&J Shaped Report on Talc’s Links to Cancer November 9, 2021 By Jef Feeley and Anna Edney Unsealed emails reveal the role baby-powder maker Johnson & Johnson played in a report that an industry group submitted to...
Task of Tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Falls to Multiple Federal Agencies November 18, 2020 By Anna Edney Monitoring Covid-19 vaccines for safety issues will fall to a group of U.S. health agencies that also will have a...
Vaping Lung Illness May Be Linked to Cannabis Product, Say Health Officials September 6, 2019 By Anna Edney Severe, mysterious lung illnesses that have struck more than 200 people around the country may be tied to an ingredient...
Health Officials Report First Death They Believe Is Linked to Vaping August 26, 2019 By Anna Edney and Michelle Fay Cortez An Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a severe respiratory illness that health officials believe is linked with...
Trump Administration Halts Plan to Sideline Pharmacy Benefit Managers July 11, 2019 By Anna Edney The White House abandoned a push to end rebates paid to middlemen who negotiate drug prices on behalf of health...
Drug Makers’ Supply Chain Probed as Blood Pressure Pill Tests Positive for Carcinogens June 19, 2019 By Anna Edney An online pharmacy told U.S. regulators it found another cancer-causing chemical in widely prescribed blood-pressure pills, raising new questions about...