There are thousands of pending lawsuits against big pharma biggie Merck involving its NuvaRing birth control product and whether its marketing downplayed the risk of blood clots to women who use it. Today, Merck announced that it’s agreed to pay out $100 million to settle these claims, but that will require almost all of the eligible plaintiffs to sign off on the deal. [More]
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9 Things We Learned From Vanity Fair’s Article About The Dangers Of NuvaRing
By 1.3.14
In the January issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Marie Brenner looks into the potential dangers of newer hormonal birth control pills. By “newer” we mean “came on the market since the ’90s.” The popular NuvaRing, a convenient insertable ring, is associated with a higher risk of life-threatening cardiovascular problems. Why aren’t women warned about this when they begin taking it? [More]
