Medtronic MiniMed Recalls Affected Thousands of Patients It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of over 300,000 MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps because of a potentially dangerous malfunction. The FDA identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type, and… Roopal Luhana

Michigan Bicycle Safety Week Earlier this year, I blogged about bicycle safety in Michigan. The State of Michigan takes this topic seriously and earlier this month ran a bicycle safety enforcement campaign. The campaign involved 5 cities, selected because of their incidence of bike-related traffic collisions. Between September 9… Nolan Erickson

Ranitidine (Zantac) Medicines to Remain Suspended in the EU On April 3, 2020, The European Medicines Agency (EMA)—the European equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—recommended the suspension of all ranitidine (Zantac) medicines due to the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing agent. The FDA had made a similar move on April… Roopal Luhana

From Heartburn to Cancer: What To Know If You Took Zantac It has been six months since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered retailers to stop selling all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine medications, commonly known as Zantac. Taking Zantac (Ranitidine) to treat a simple condition such as heartburn, unfortunately, has led to more severe… Childers, Schlueter & Smith