Framingham pharmacy may be source of fungal meningitis outbreak blamed for 4 deaths

Massachusetts and federal health officials have reportedly identified a Framingham pharmacy as the source of injectable steroids that may have infected more than 25 people, four fatally, with a rare form of fungal meningitis. The pharmacy, New England Compounding Center, recalled three lots of

By James Swartz|2024-04-02T05:53:50-04:00October 4, 2012|

Birth Control Medications Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke

After switching her birth control medication to Citracal, 29-year-old Samantha Balzer began to experience symptoms including constant headaches, vomiting, and instability. The young woman said one day, her hand curled into a ball, and when she stood up, her entire right side felt numb.

By James Swartz|2021-04-16T14:29:41-04:00June 14, 2012|