- Jason Edward Ochs
- August 8, 2019
This week eight teenagers in Wisconsin were admitted to the hospital for suffering severe lung disease believed to be linked to e-cigarettes. Shortly after the news story broke, Illinois also announced that they had minors admitted to the emergency room…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- June 4, 2019
The Mesothelioma frontier continues to build against Johnson & Johnson and their talculm-powder based products. Late last week a New York State Jury awarded a woman diagnosed with mesothelioma, who contended that her disease was related to her years of…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 2, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration on April 30, 2019 required revised warnings on a host of popular and often used sleep aides warning of a whole host of dangerous risks that have been linked to the drugs. The drugs,…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- May 1, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration recently issues their strongest warning, known as the “black box” warning, to Takeda Pharmaceuticals, who manufactures the popular gout medicine, Uloric. The FDA warning states in part: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- April 17, 2019
FDA Announces Valsartan Recall In July 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of a number pharmaceutical drugs containing valsartan used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart failure due to the increased risk of…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- April 6, 2019
Pride Mobility, the maker of electric wheelchairs, has come under strict scrutiny as a result of reports of their wheelchairs causing fires. The fires, in at least one case, was alleged to have burned to death the man occupying the…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- January 21, 2019
In July of this past year, Minnesota-based 3M Company resolved a whistle blower lawsuit brought against them by a former employee that alleged 3M had contracted with the US Military selling the military ear plugs, of which they knew were…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- January 8, 2019
The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), concluded its 18-month investigation into opioid distributors and wholesalers in West Virginia just before Christmas, 2018. The committee’s bipartisan report, to say the least, is shocking. (Read it…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- January 1, 2019
The vaping, or e-cigarette, trends has grown at a rapid pace over the last several years. This was mainly brought on by the brand Juul, which looks like a small USB stick and dominates a whopping…
- Jason Edward Ochs
- December 16, 2018
Mesothelioma has been known for decades to be the signature lethal disease caused by inhaling microscopic asbestos fibers into the lungs. In fact, it has been well documented in Navy shipyard workers, underground miners, building construction and other such endeavors. …
