Latino Respirator Patients More Likely to Be Oversedated: Study
Researchers warn that implicit bias among doctors, as well as language barriers in the hospital, may be placing Latinos at an increased risk of oversedation.
Researchers warn that implicit bias among doctors, as well as language barriers in the hospital, may be placing Latinos at an increased risk of oversedation.
Study indicates respiratory failure risks linked to gabapentin-based drugs like Neurontin may be heightened among patients with COPD
Lawsuit alleges woman was sent into menopause in her 20s, due to the procedures needed to treat her Gardasil cervical cancer diagnosis
Gardasil caused progressing symptoms for a 17 year old girl, eventually resulting in chronic life-long injuries and disability, according to a lawsuit over the HPV vaccine
Kratom use has been linked to dozens of deaths, according to the FDA.
The lawsuit claims DreamStation CPAP device problems put the plaintiff in a coma for two weeks, and he spent an additional two weeks on a ventilator
Baxter and the FDA warn the systems could cause overexpansion of the lungs, leading to lung damage and oxygen deficiency.
Exposure to sound abatement foam in a recalled Philips CPAP device led to the fatal case of lung cancer, the lawsuit claims.
Problems with defective sound abatement foam resulted in a Philips CPAP device recall last summer, due to a risk that users of the sleep apnea machines may breath toxic particles and chemicals
Sound abatement foam used in the recalled DreamStation machine caused long-term and severe respiratory injuries, according to plaintiff