A new study published by the CDC on February 15, 2017, reported that between 1996 and 2014, a total of 195 outbreak investigations implicated an imported food, resulting in 10,685 illnesses, 1,017 hospitalizations, and 19 deaths. Outbreaks associated with imported foods represented an increasing proportion of all foodborne disease outbreaks where a food was implicated and reported (1% during 1996–2000 vs. 5% during 2009–2014). Click title to continue reading...
On February 13, 2017, the FDA published its Drug Trials Snapshots Summary Report, which provided a yearly average of the diversity of participants in the clinical trials for novel drugs approved in 2015 and 2016. Until the late 1980s, clinical trials were conducted predominantly on men. It is important to test drugs on diverse patient populations because some drugs affect different patient populations differently. Click title to continue reading...
On February 16, 2017, Zimmer Biomet recalled its Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System Humeral Tray Model 115340 because these devices are fracturing at a higher rate than is stated in the labeling. Fractures may result in revision surgeries which could cause serious adverse health consequences such as permanent loss of shoulder function, infection, or rarely, death. Click title to continue reading...