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Diabetes
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Rivkin Rounds
OIG Advisory Opinion: “Food-as-Medicine” Program Presents Low Fraud and Abuse Risk
By Jeffrey Rust
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 26-16, concluding that the “food-as-medicine” program operated by a federally qualified health center,…
The Daily Intake
Federal Court Dismisses UPF Lawsuit for Second Time
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice an amended complaint which alleged that eleven producers of “Ultra Processed Foods” (UPFs)…
Drug Injury Watch
Advisory: AION Vision Side Effect: Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus
By Tom Lamb
The Eye Condition AION Diagnosis Can Include NAION Due to Semaglutide Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) This article discusses a lesser-known possible vision side effect for Ozempic,…
Drug Injury Watch
March 2025 Medical Article About Blindness or Vision Loss Linked to Ozempic and Rybelsus Use by Diabetes Patients
By Tom Lamb
Discusses Timing for Increased Risk of Semaglutide-related Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch) On March 27, 2025, the JAMA Ophthalmology medical…
Food Safety News
It is time to hold the food industry to account for its role in the declining health of Americans
-- OPINION -- By Ron Erickson Recently, I visited the immense breakfast cereal aisle at my local supermarket. I was curious to learn from the labels of cereals marketed to…
Medical Malpractice Inquirer
Diabetes and Medical Malpractice: Elevated Blood Glucose or Hypoglycemic Events
By Jack Sacks
Diabetes affects over 23 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death. Uncontrolled high levels of blood sugar can cause vascular damage to the…
The Daily Intake
Boost Glucose Control Drinks Lawsuit Permanently Dismissed
Nestle Dumps Boost Beverage False Ad Suit For Good (Law360 Subscription Required) Earlier this year, a California federal judge dismissed without prejudice the second amended complaint in a proposed class…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Hollywood puts appearances above all in fad injections of diabetes drug
Troubling but perhaps predictable news is traveling from a vanity trend-setting capital of this country: Hollywood stars have made the taking of a relatively new prescription drug, targeted for the…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Diabetes drugs that cause weight loss find plus-size online demand
They’re expensive and often uncovered by health insurance. They’re unfamiliar for now to many doctors, especially those in primary care. But — as expected — patients are hearing a lot…
Health Law Prof Blog
Do Mandated Health Insurance Benefits for Diabetes Save Lives?
Jinyeong Son (University of Texas at Austin), Do Mandated Health Insurance Benefits for Diabetes Save Lives?, SSRN (2021):In response to the growing concern over diabetes, state-mandated health insurance benefits for…