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• Adult Portable Bed Rail Deaths Result in CPSC Recall, Due To Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation

  March 27, 2026

  Darian Hauf

  Federal safety officials are urging consumers to stop using more than 120,000 Vive Health bed rails sold on Amazon and elsewhere after at least two entrapment-related deaths prompted a nationwide recall.

• CPSC Issues New Standards for Water Bead Toys to Prevent Child Injuries, Deaths

  August 22, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The CPSC has put in place new restrictions on water beads, including size restrictions, chemical composition, and requiring them to carry more prominent safety warnings.

• Nitrous Oxide Overdose Deaths Claimed 1,240 Lives Between 2010 and 2023: Report

  July 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that nitrous oxide overdose deaths have increased five-fold in recent years as recreational use, and abuse, has become more widespread among teens and young adults.

• Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use Linked to Frostbite Injury Risks, Case Report Warns

  July 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Doctors have published a medical report detailing how a young man suffered cold-related injuries to his mouth and throat following nitrous oxide use.

• FDA Updates List of Nitrous Oxide Inhalant Products That Pose Serious Health Risks

  June 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has expanded a recent warning to highlight a rise in reported injuries associated with recreational use of nitrous oxide.

• Inhaling Nitrous Oxide Linked to Increasing Number of Injuries, FDA Warns

  March 18, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is warning of a growing number of reported injuries linked to inhaling nitrous oxide, such as brain damage, spinal cord damage and death.

• CPSC Warns 18 Deaths Linked to Portable Bed Rails Over Past 3 Years

  November 20, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Following nine portable bed rail recalls since 2021, federal regulators have issued an urgent warning regarding the adult assistance products.

• Adult Portable Bed Rail Recall Issued Following Death of 66-Year-Old Man at Residential Care Facility

  November 15, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Federal regulators are warning healthcare workers to immediately stop using approximately 222,000 Medical King bed assist rails due to serious entrapment and suffocation risks.