The FDA relaxed regulations to provide access to experimental drugs for patients who are seriously ill and have exhausted all other commercially available resources, according to the Wall Street Journal. In theory, I believe expanding access to medication for people who are extremely ill is a good thing. However, broader access to experimental drugs could…
Residents of Georgetown, South Carolina (SC), have filed suit against International Paper, claiming that high levels of toxins from the paper mill IP operates in the town have caused serious health problems. The Post and Courier is reporting that the people who filed the suit are claiming IP “knew, or should have known, that the…
Last Tuesday, a number of families that have been adversely affected by malfunctioning medical equipment gathered on Capitol Hill to communicate their support for the Medical Device Safety Act. As it is proposed, this bill would allow consumers to file lawsuits against their devices’ manufacturers. According to one such recipient of a faulty medical device,…
Recently, a Beaufort County worker had to be rescued after he fell out of his cherry-picker. The worker, not identified, had dropped about 8 feet last Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately his safety harness kicked in stopping his fall. According to authorities the worker was quickly rescued and taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The workplace…
North Carolina State Troopers reported that two Maryland women died in a head-on accident last Sunday night in Craven County. The crash occurred on Highway 17, just north of Vanceboro, North Carolina (N.C.). The victims killed in this tragic accident were Lorriane Boboteck, the driver of the southbound vehicle and Christina Sonn, the driver of…