Merck & Co announced Friday that it will pay $4.85 billion to settle lawsuits over Vioxx. This is belived to be the largest drug settlement ever and will be binding only if 85% of the plaintiffs agree to drop their cases.
The FDA is asking a panel of outside experts whether the new ingredients in Sudafed actually relieve nasal congestion.
Doctors are becoming increasingly concerned that blood from blood banks lacks a sufficient level of nitric oxide, which keeps blood vessels open and transports oxygen.
Patients with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of death when hospitalized for pneumonia, according to a new study in the Diabetes Care journal.
As many as 3,468 patients at Duke Raleigh and Durham Regional Hospitals may have been exposed to surgical tools contaminated by hydraulic fluid.