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A Prescription for Disaster: One in 12 Doctors Received Money to Push Opioids

  When a doctor recommends a medication, you most likely have the expectation that this advice comes from a place of knowledge and experience. We trust medical professionals to analyze ...

Xarelto, Similar Blood Thinners Named Most Dangerous Drugs

  If you were asked to name the most dangerous drugs on the market, what would your answer be? Would it be opioids like fentanyl or OxyContin, two drugs so powerful and addictive that a ...

How Retrievable are “Retrievable” IVC Filters?

  Pulmonary embolisms (PE) are a serious health risk, especially if the condition goes undiagnosed. According to the Mayo Clinic, about 1/3 of people with undiagnosed and untreated ...

FDA Requires New Amputation Warning for Diabetes Drug Invokana

  On May 16, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) began requiring new warnings for the diabetes drug Invokana—including their most prominent Boxed Warning—regarding an ...

Alexa, Give me an Update: The Changing Legal Landscape in the World of New Technology

  Like thousands of others around the world, I recently added a new presence in my home: Alexa.  Alexa (the virtual assistant accessed through the Amazon Echo) sits on my kitchen counter ...
Podcast ‘Reveals’ the Problems with Essure

Podcast ‘Reveals’ the Problems with Essure

Fans of the Center for Investigative Reporting’s podcast “Reveal” know that the show tackles some pretty serious topics each week. From the opioid epidemic to the Standing Rock protests, Reveal ...

Modern Day Slave Labor in the Fishing Industry

  For years, it has been an open secret in the Asian fishing industry that slave labor was in shockingly wide use.  From catching to cleaning, peeling and loading, if your seafood came ...

Drugs and Devices Disproportionately Endanger Women’s Health

  Healthcare is one of the most divisive and hotly-debated topics in America right now. From the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act to the debate over what services should ...

Rolling with the Punches: CFPB vs. GOP

  Boxing is at the forefront of the sports world these days with two upcoming, high-profile fights: (1) Mayweather vs. McGregor; and (2) Canelo vs. Golovkin.  The former features a UFC ...

The Better Care Reconciliation Act – An Irreconcilable Solution

  On June 22, 2017, Senate Republicans introduced a draft version of their Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) repeal bill – the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (“BCRA”).  While the bill ...
Help Preserve Net Neutrality on the Internet-Wide Day of Action

Help Preserve Net Neutrality on the Internet-Wide Day of Action

If you visit any of your favorite websites today, there’s a good chance you’ll be made aware of a concerted effort to preserve net neutrality. July 12th has been dubbed the “Day of Action,” with ...

Nearly One-Third of FDA Approved Drugs Pose Safety Risks

  The film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel “I am Legend” is based on a simple premise: Scientists discover what appears to be a cure for cancer, and the whole world goes to hell ...