An estimated 7 million Omnipod insulin pods could have manufacturing errors leading to under-delivery of the medicine, the manufacturer said in an alert. WASHINGTON — An estimated 7 million Omnipod insulin pods are under a voluntary Medical Device Correction due to a manufacturing error that can make the pods under-deliver insulin. The alertissued by Insulet Corporation, Inc. and the FDA on May 26, comes after 24 reports of “serious adverse events” including hospitalization caused by high blood glucose levels due to the under-delivery. No deaths have been reported. This story continues below. The correction said a manufacturing…
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Federal health officials have reopened a multistate salmonella investigation after 22 new cases emerged. WASHINGTON — Federal health authorities have reopened a multistate outbreak investigation tied to salmonella contamination in dietary supplements containing moringa, with the case count rising to 119 infections across 36 states since the probe began last year. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the reopened investigation May 27 after 22 new illnesses surfaced in four states following the initial closure of the probe on March 17. This story continues below. Of the 119 confirmed…