Baxter named in opioid complaint, reveals internal accounting probe
Medical supply company Baxter International Inc said it was named in a complaint for improperly marketing opioid drugs and revealed an internal probe into its accounting on Thursday, sending its shares down 10%.
Baxter International named in opioid complaint by Georgia county
Medical supply company Baxter International Inc has been named in a complaint along with other makers and distributors of opioids for improperly marketing the drugs, a filing showed on Thursday.
‘Rewilding:’ One California man’s mission to save honey bees
The staggering decline of honey bee colonies has alarmed experts across the United States, but an unconventional apiculturist in California thinks he has found a way to save them.
Several states wary of $48 billion opioid settlement proposal
Several U.S. states that have been ravaged by the opioid epidemic are pushing back on a proposed $48 billion settlement framework that would resolve thousands of lawsuits against five drug companies accused of fueling the addiction crisis.
Number of social workers a key sticking point in Chicago teachers strike
As the Chicago teachers strike enters a sixth school day on Thursday, negotiations are hung up in part on the question of how many social workers the third-largest U.S. school system can afford for its 300,000 students.
More than half a million Californian customers may face power outages
More than half a million homes and businesses in California could lose power this week as utilities including Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison cut off electricity as a preventive measure against wildfires.
Officer shoots person at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas: media reports
A police officer shot and injured one person at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, late on Wednesday night, a local ABC network affiliate reported.
Obama, Clintons, Pelosi to speak at late congressman Cummings’ funeral
Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, along with former presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Clinton, are among a who’s-who list of the Democratic Party slated to speak on Friday at the late Congressman Elijah Cummings’ funeral.
Thousands hit by PG&E’s latest power cutoffs, more planned
Thousands of homes and businesses in California were in the dark on Wednesday as Pacific Gas & Electric turned off power in parts of 15 counties as a preventive measure against wildfires.
U.S. FDA says carcinogen not found in alternatives of Zantac and its generics
U.S. retailers Walmart Inc, CVS Health Corp Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp have all removed Zantac off their shelves after some drugs containing its key ingredient ranitidine were found to have traces of the impurity, N-nitrosodimethyla…




