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Medtronic has dismissed the lawsuit against the pulse oximeter, the FDA is still working on…
In a lawsuit filed against CVS, Walgreens, GE Healthcare and many other medical technology companies and sellers of pulse oximeters — devices that use light to measure oxygen saturation in the blood — Medtronic has been dismissed, the…
Family of California toddler bitten by deadly snake must pay $300,000 for life-saving antivenom
Brigland 'Brigs' Pfeffer had just turned two when his parents were confronted with the very real possibility that he would die.The little boy was playing in his backyard in San Diego, California, when he ran to his mother and screamed that…
A rise in the world’s deadliest infections has been reported – it ‘looks like a cold in…
World Health Organization (WHO) leaders have warned that tuberculosis is now the 'leading cause of death from infectious diseases', with a record 8.2 million cases last year.Known as consumption during the Victorian era, officials warn that…
First UK case of ultra-deadly monkeypox strain hits London patient
A case of the new Clade 1b monkeypox has been discovered in London and has spread to several African countries, the first in Britain.The unnamed patient was on holiday in an African country currently experiencing an outbreak earlier this…
Ice creams on sale in UK supermarkets that don’t contain ANY cream – they’re made…
According to recent research, there is nothing vanilla about some vanilla ice creams on supermarket shelves.A social media influencer popular for his health videos caused shock this week after revealing that more than half of supermarket…
First UK case of mpox variant clade Ib detected in London
The first British case of a potentially deadly variant of the MPOX virus has been discovered in London.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the risk to the UK population from the Clade Ib mpox variant “remains low”.The person…
Urgent recall of baby powder that can cause CANCER and sold in 35 states
More than 40,000 bottles of baby powder sold on Amazon have been recalled over fears they could be contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos. The product was first withdrawn from sale in September after the FDA said the product may have…
OpenAI’s overall speech recognition model is flawed, researchers say
The Associated Press reported recently interviewed more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers who disagree with artificial intelligence developer OpenAI's claim that one of its machine learning tools, used in…
The new Oracle EHR promises an AI-powered reinvention
Oracle on Tuesday offered a preview of its next-generation electronic health record, which it said has been rebuilt "from the ground up" more than two years after acquiring Cerner to deliver the security and performance of Oracle Cloud…
Firefighters were elated after a federal bill gave them support against cancer. Then came ‘a…
Riva Duncan was overjoyed when Congress approved better support for federal wildland firefighters in 2022 as they battle cancer. As a retired US Forest Service (USFS) fire officer, Duncan had spent years fighting for the friends and…