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• Amazon Tabletop Fire Pit Fuel Recall Issued Due to “Deadly Risk of Flash Fire”: CPSC

  November 21, 2025

  More than 18,000 bottles of ethanol tabletop fire pit fuel are being recalled after Amazon continued selling the products for more than six months following a federal warning about deaths and severe burn injuries linked to fires caused by a lack of required flame-mitigation devices.

• Ultra-Processed Foods and Obesity Linked to Prediabetes in Youth: Study

  November 20, 2025

  A new study finds that rising childhood consumption of ultra-processed foods may be increasing the likelihood that young adults will develop type 2 diabetes.

• Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Lawsuit Claims Device Caused Permanent Neurological Injury

  November 19, 2025

  A Maryland woman claims Medtronic should have known its deep brain stimulation device could degrade inside the body, allowing components that cannot be fully removed to cause irreversible harm, neurological decline, infections and other complications.

• Dexcom Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Continuous Glucose Monitor Failed

  November 18, 2025

  A Tennessee woman’s lawsuit alleges her husband’s Dexcom CGM failed to detect the fatal hyperglycemia that led to his heart attack.

• FDA Reviewing Elevidys Black Box Warning About Acute Liver Injury Risk

  November 17, 2025

  Following the FDA’s July 2025 request to stop Elevidys shipments, federal regulators are now evaluating a potential black box warning for Elevidys after at least three patient deaths were linked to the Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment.

• Tailgater Audio Firepit Lawsuit Filed After Built-In Speaker Battery Causes Fire

  November 13, 2025

  An insurance company has filed a lawsuit alleging that a defective Ukiah Tailgater audio firepit ignited because of a faulty lithium-ion battery, causing extensive property damage.