“Tainted steroid injection.” Those aren’t the three most comforting words. But they’re exactly what caused a nasty meningitis outbreak in 2012. Fortunately, the compensation fund for victims of this outbreak recently grew to $210 million. The nationwide outbreak resulted in… Read More ›
Month: March 2015
Flu Shot Misses the Mark This Year
Makers of chicken noodle soup have done well this flu season. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently concluded that the flu vaccine is only 18 percent effective against this year’s dominant flu strain. That’s down from the… Read More ›