A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court, alleging that the Canadian manufacturer of Ozempic failed to warn potential patients of possible complications. This medication has exploded in popularity since doctors began prescribing it for weight loss. But Tracy Nygaard, 54, was taking Ozempic for its intended purpose, treating …
A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram over the perceived impacts of social media platforms on children’s mental health. Michigan is among 33 states that filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. earlier this week in federal court, claiming that Meta has profoundly altered the psychological and …
Georgia state employees and their families who are insured under the Georgia State Health Benefits Plan can access transgender health care after the state agreed to a $365,000 legal settlement with three employees. “When I was able to receive the medical treatment I needed, I finally felt whole. I feel like this is the person …
ATLANTA– The state of Georgia will begin funding gender-affirming health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health insurance plan, addressing another series of lawsuits against Georgia agencies aimed at forcing them to pay for the genre. confirmatory surgery and other procedures. The plaintiffs moved to dismiss their …
Patients at a Yale University fertility clinic experienced excruciating pain after undergoing invasive fertility procedures after a nurse stole hundreds of vials of fentanyl and replaced the patient’s medications with saline solution , according to a lawsuit. Dozens, if not hundreds, of patients underwent fertility surgeries with little or no pain medication, according to a …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they say gave them the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin to fight COVID-19 without their consent . A federal judge last week dismissed the 2022 lawsuit against Dr. Robert Karas, who was a Washington County jail …
The lawsuit filed by 28 counties holds the state accountable for meeting its obligation to evaluate and treat patients with behavioral health conditions. PIERCE COUNTY, Washington. A Pierce County judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit against the state Department of Health and Human Services, ordering it to immediately evaluate patients with behavioral health …