According to claims filed by tens of thousands of service members, Duel-ended Combat Arms Earplugs issued to protect their hearing on the battlefield failed miserably. 3M manufactured the earplugs and exclusively provided them to the U.S. Armed Forces from 2006 to 2015. In 2016, a whistleblower lawsuit alleged 3M knowingly failed to meet military standards...
On Sept. 13, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that tests found some samples of ranitidine, a popular heartburn medication known by the brand name Zantac, contained a contaminant, N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). At that time, the FDA encouraged healthcare professionals and patients to report any adverse events or side effects. On April 1, 2020,...