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CPSC Warns Against Two Cradle Swings That Pose Suffocation and Fall Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and caregivers to stop using DNYSYSJ and OUKANING cradle swings due to the risk of suffocation and falls. According to the CPSC, the cradle swings violate federal safety regulations for bassinets and cradles. The warning, issued on August 15, 2024, states that the “folds” of the cradle swing’s segmented sleeping pad …

Neptune’s Fix Recalled: FDA Warns That Tianeptine-Containing Products Are Associated with Seizures, Loss of Consciousness and Death

When 32-year-old graphic designer Matthew Cornier decided to work late at his Point Pleasant, New Jersey, office, he went to a convenience store and purchased several shot-size bottles of Neptune’s Fix, a purported dietary supplement sold with a claim that it will improve mental focus. Several hours later Matthew was found dead in his office by his fiancée. The bottles of …

CPSC Warns Against Multiple Infant Loungers After Five Deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using five brands of baby loungers that violate federal safety regulations and are linked to the deaths of five infants. The loungers were sold online on Amazon and Walmart under the brand names Mamibaby, Yoocaa, DHZJM, Cosy Nation and Hyhuudth. The CPSC believes that all five loungers were …

Study: Water Bead-Related ER Visits by Kids Increased Over 130% in One Year

Water bead-related emergency room visits by children increased by over 130 percent — from 55 visits in 2021 to 127 in 2022 — according to a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Water beads are made of super-absorbent polymer crystals which can retain hundreds of times their weight in water. The beads — which are widely marketed …

1.5 Million Medline Adult Bed Rails Recalled After Two Entrapment Deaths

Medical supply company Medline Industries is recalling 1.5 million adult portable bed rails that have been linked to the entrapment deaths of two senior citizens. The recall comes less than two months after another medical supply company, Essential Medical Supply, re-announced its recall of 272,000 bed rails in the wake of multiple entrapment deaths. On May 30, 2024, Medline in conjunction …

Joybuy Infant Sling Carriers Recalled Due to Suffocation, Fall Hazards

A decade after Feldman Shepherd product liability attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis successfully litigated two cases that led to the recall of one million infant sling carriers that suffocated babies, similar baby carriers have re-entered the marketplace and have once again caught the attention of federal safety regulators. On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Consumer …

Retailers Halt Sales of Weighted Infant Sleep Sacks, Swaddles and Blankets After ‘Multiple Infant Deaths’ Reported

Several major retailers including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Nordstrom and Babylist have announced that they will stop selling weighted infant sleep sacks, swaddles and blankets after receiving a letter from Richard L. Trumka, Jr., a commissioner at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), alerting them that these products have been involved in “multiple infant deaths.” Dreamland Baby and Nested Bean are …

infant loungers

Nursing Pillows and Infant Loungers: The Latest Products Tied to Infant Deaths

November 11th, 2020

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents that nursing pillows and lounging pads pose a suffocation hazard when used for infant sleep. The announcement is shocking in that horseshoe-shaped nursing pillows ― regarded by many new parents as “must have” baby gear ― …

Pregnant Minority Women

New Study Provides Another Example of the Increased Risks of Being Pregnant While Black or Hispanic

September 28th, 2020

A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black pregnant women appear to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 during pregnancy. This finding is but one more example of how systemic health and social inequities …

Ambulatory Surgery Center

How Safe Are Ambulatory Surgery Centers?

September 17th, 2020

Their humble roots began in 1970 in Phoenix, Arizona, with the first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) “squeezed between neighborhood shops and a Baptist church,” according to The Arizona Republic. For $90, a child could receive an incision to relieve pressure on the inner ear. Today, across …

Coronavirus Pregnancy

How Will COVID-19 Affect My Pregnancy and Baby?

July 27th, 2020

Pregnancy is often a time fraught with medical concerns. Pregnancy during a pandemic adds much to that anxiety. While it is still too early for medical experts to know exactly how COVID-19 may affect you and your baby, below is a roundup of helpful information …

Magnet Injuries

Why Those Small, Entrancing Magnetic Balls Are Dangerous to Kids when Swallowed

July 15th, 2020

They look completely innocent. Tiny, colorful magnetic balls that can be molded into designs and shapes with no artistic limits, other than the boundaries of one’s imagination. The packaging says they are not for children under age 14, but they are easily found online with …

SHARE Information Act

How Do Dangerous Products Stay on the Market?

June 18th, 2020

While consumers are unknowingly buying and using unsafe products, proposed legislation that would allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to more quickly sound the alarm on safety issues has apparently come to a standstill in the halls of Congress. On January 9, 2020, U.S. Rep. …

asthma

Can I Sue for Medical Malpractice Involving Asthma Treatment?

June 11th, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its grip on global public health, World Asthma Day, on May 5, passed with little fanfare, as the Global Initiative for Asthma postponed its public awareness campaign “until the time seems appropriate.” But to be clear: Asthma is still a serious …

Harbor Freight Recall

Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Auto Jack Stands that May Collapse under the Weight of a Lifted Vehicle

June 1st, 2020

Do-it-yourself auto mechanics should check their garage immediately for jack stands recalled by Harbor Freight Tools that may collapse and cause serious injury for people under or near a lifted vehicle. The tool and equipment retailer recently recalled about 1.7 million six-ton and three-ton jack stands, …

COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

As COVID-19 Ravages Through Nursing Homes, Federal Government Considers Relaxing Infection Control Regulations

June 1st, 2020

As nursing home residents continue to die at an alarming rate from COVID-19, the federal government is steamrolling forward with proposed rules that would relax infection control requirements at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. The rules, proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …