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Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison

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WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, has been handed a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years in Michigan for involuntary manslaughter.On Tuesday, Cadden.

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ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring

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new report of data from 2012 through 2021 finds a. THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements.A

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FDA finalizes guidance extending inspection authority to medical devices

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While this policy has been in place since 2012 for drug facilities, the same authority was only extended to FDA’s oversight of medical devices in 2017. The FDA has now finalized a revision to its guidance on the subject to provide more examples and incorporate device considerations.

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U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Rose 10-fold Over a Decade

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Rates of congenital syphilis soared 10-fold between 2012 and 2022, according. TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 -- An old scourge, syphilis, is returning with a vengeance in the United States, affecting not only adults but also the most vulnerable -- newborns.

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$20 million donation supports neurodegeneration research

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Formed in 2012, the BNDC is a multi-institutional initiative between MD Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Baylor College of Medicine, among others.

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Protecting joints from bacteria with mussels

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According to the National Health Insurance Service report covering the years from 2012 to 2022, there has been a 22.8% Degenerative arthritis is no longer exclusive to the elderly population. increase in the prevalence of degenerative arthritis among people in their 20s and 30s.

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