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• CPSC Warns 18 Deaths Linked to Portable Bed Rails Over Past 3 Years

  November 20, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Following nine portable bed rail recalls since 2021, federal regulators have issued an urgent warning regarding the adult assistance products.

• Adult Portable Bed Rail Recall Issued Following Death of 66-Year-Old Man at Residential Care Facility

  November 15, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Federal regulators are warning healthcare workers to immediately stop using approximately 222,000 Medical King bed assist rails due to serious entrapment and suffocation risks.

• FDA Database Reveals High Number of Severe Adverse Events Involving Problem from Ozempic, Similar GLP1 Drugs

  August 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds significant serious adverse events linked to the use of diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, with older drugs in the class linked to a higher risk of death.

• Emergency Rooms Should Be Ready to Handle Ozempic, Mounjaro Side Effects, Doctor Warns

  July 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A doctor is warning Emergency Rooms to prepare for patients suffering from Ozempic, Mounjaro side effects and the side effects of similar drugs, which may cause stomach paralysis and an increased risk of suffocation during sedation.

• Medline Portable Bed Rail Recall Issued Over Entrapment, Asphyxiation Risks After Two Deaths

  May 31, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  About 1.5 million MedLine Bed Assist portable bed rails are being recalled due to entrapment and suffocation risks following two elderly deaths.

• FDA Warns of Problems with Anti-Choking Devices

  April 24, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is warning consumers to rely on traditional, proven methods to treat a choking person, instead of new anti-choking devices that could delay life-saving actions.

• CPSC Issues OmvedTherapies Baby Pillow Warning Due to Suffocation Risks

  April 9, 2024

  Grace Muller

  The CPSC is warning parents and caregivers not to use OmvedTherapies Baby Pillows due to a suffocation risk, after the manufacturer refused to recall the pillows, which have been banned in the U.S. since 2022.

• Parents Continue To Place Infants in Unsafe Sleeping Conditions: Study

  March 29, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that women often knowingly employ unsafe sleep practices with their infants in order to improve both the baby's, and their own, sleep.

• Most Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Are Linked to Unsafe Sleeping Areas: Study

  February 23, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  CDC researchers say most sudden unexpected infant deaths involve co-sleeping with others, particularly adults, and sleeping in unsafe sleeping areas, such as adult beds.

• CPSC Warns 160 Children Die Every Year from Nursery Product Accidents

  September 29, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new CPSC reports reveals that nursery-related products like inclined sleepers and crib mattresses have been linked to hundreds of infant injuries every year as well as dozens of deaths.