Treatment Programs Need More Money to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Not enough resources are going to the Opioid Epidemic. A pharmacoepidemiologist from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine created an abatement plan that could cut overdoses, deaths, and number of people with substance use disorder in half within 15 years. It would do this […]
Bike Accidents In Pennsylvania Can Be Caused By Driver Negligence
Bike Accidents In Pennsylvania Can Be Caused By Driver Negligence Bicycles and motorcycles are fun and economical means of transportation. However, they offer very little protection from inclement weather and other Pennsylvania motorists. Sharing the road with other motorists is the greatest danger for a cyclist. Despite a decline in recent years of automobile injuries […]
U.S. Steel Didn’t Break the Rules When it Only Reported Emissions to the Allegheny County Health Department
U.S. Steel Didn’t Break the Rules When it Only Reported Emissions to the Allegheny County Health Department A federal appeals court just dismissed a lawsuit claiming that U.S. Steel violated the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The lawsuit was brought by an environmental watchdog because U.S. Steel only reported to local and […]
PFAS Chemicals Were Found in Many Cosmetic Products
PFAS Chemicals Were Found in Many Cosmetic Products A recent study found that a large amount of makeup products contains PFAS chemicals. PFAS chemicals are chemicals that are links of carbon and fluorine atoms that do not break down in the environment. These chemicals are so prolific that they can be found in 97 percent […]
The Supreme Court Declined to Review Johnson & Johnson’s $2.1 Billion Talc Verdict
The Supreme Court Declined to Review Johnson & Johnson’s $2.1 Billion Talc Verdict The Supreme Court is not reviewing a lower court decision awarding $2 billion to women with ovarian cancer resulting from exposure to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder contaminated with asbestos. Lately, there have been many lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and […]
Benzene was Just Found in Multiple Brands of Sunscreen
Benzene was Just Found in Multiple Brands of Sunscreen Just in time for summer: benzene was recently found in different batches of sunscreen. A pharmacy that tests sunscreen and other after-sun products found that various brands of sunscreen contained the carcinogen. Valisure, the company that did the testing, batch tests medications before they reach consumers. […]
Opioid Executives Blamed the DEA in a West Virginia Lawsuit and Mocked Addicts in Emails
Opioid Executives Blamed the DEA in a West Virginia Lawsuit and Mocked Addicts in Emails As opioid addiction continues to ravage the country, opioid manufacturers are blaming the DEA for the opioid epidemic. A vice president for an opioid manufacturer testified that the company’s abuse prevention systems have gone beyond what the DEA expects and […]
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Sports
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Sports We encourage children and adults to participate in sports and recreational activities for exercise, friendship, and to teach working together as a team. However, people don’t realize that a fall, tackle, or collision with another player can cause a blow to the head that results in a concussion […]
Natural Gas Wells are No Longer Being Drilled at Edgar Thomson
Natural Gas Wells are No Longer Being Drilled at Edgar Thomson U.S. Steel is no longer moving forward with Marcellus Shale gas wells being drilled at the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill in North-Versailles. The steelmaker recently announced that it terminated the lease with Merrion Oil & Gas Corp. for a 10-acre tract to be used […]
COVID-19 at Long-Term Health Facilities
COVID-19 at Long-Term Health Facilities Elderly people are at higher risk for COVID-19, as are people with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes, respiratory illness, heart disease, and kidney disease. Both the elderly and the chronically ill are heavily represented among the nation’s 1.3 million nursing home residents. Thirty-five percent of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 […]