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BizzyCar Unveils Inaugural Recall Report: Q1 2024 Highlights Surge in Vehicle Recalls with More than 9 Million Recalls Issued

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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Tesla Inc. topped the list with over 2.4 million vehicles affected, primarily due to electrical system issues.

Key Points: 
  • Tesla Inc. topped the list with over 2.4 million vehicles affected, primarily due to electrical system issues.
  • The recall data reveals a volatile trend in the automotive industry, with a noticeable uptick in the number of vehicles affected by recalls.
  • In Q1 2024, the United States saw a sharp rise in vehicle recalls, according to analysis by BizzyCar using data from the NHTSA and USDOT.
  • This surge underscores the magnitude of the issue and emphasizes the potential safety risks for millions of American vehicle owners.

Wellingborough and Kingswood byelections: it’s never been this bad for the Conservatives, and it could still get worse

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Friday, February 16, 2024
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But the party’s defeat in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire was particularly brutal.

Key Points: 
  • But the party’s defeat in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire was particularly brutal.
  • The Tory vote share was a mere 25% and the Conservative to Labour swing of 28.5% was the second biggest in modern electoral history.
  • The loss of Kingswood in South Gloucestershire was on a smaller (16.4%) swing, but is equally ominous for Rishi Sunak.

An unprecedented year of byelections

  • Since 2022, the Conservatives have now lost six byelections to Labour, on an average swing of 21%.
  • Byelections used to be prompted mainly by deaths.
  • Eight of the nine byelections following resignations were lost, as was the recall petition contest and one of the three caused by death.

Looking towards a general election

  • And the results are more a consequence of the Conservative vote dropping – Labour is not piling on the votes.
  • It is a huge leap of faith to assume the stay-at-homes were all Conservative-leaners who will show up at the general election.
  • Nonetheless, Reform winning 13% of the vote in Wellingborough and 10% in Kingswood is an achievement worth noting, if unlikely to be replicated come general election day.
  • No party has ever won an election when trailing its main rival on the economy.

Rochdale embarrassment

  • The party dropped support for its official candidate, Azhar Ali, after leaked audio revealed Ali’s anti-Israel conspiracy theory comments regarding the October 7 Hamas attack.
  • Rochdale is thus high on the embarrassment scale for Labour, but as an issue affecting the outcome of the general election, it is negligible.


Jonathan Tonge does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall Nationwide of VITRAKVI® (larotrectinib) Oral Solution 20 mg/mL Due to Presence of Microbial Contamination

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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Bayer is voluntarily recalling one lot of Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) Oral Solution 20 mg/mL in 100mL glass bottles to the consumer/user level.

Key Points: 
  • Bayer is voluntarily recalling one lot of Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) Oral Solution 20 mg/mL in 100mL glass bottles to the consumer/user level.
  • The product is being recalled due to microbial contamination identified as Penicillium brevicompactum observed during routine ongoing stability testing.
  • To date, Bayer has not received any adverse events related to this recall.
  • Bayer has engaged Qualanex to manage the recall of the product down to the consumer level.

Toy Safety Awareness Month Kicks Off Today

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Toy Safety Awareness Month kicked off today, with the goal of helping parents, grandparents, and other caregivers keep little ones safe this holiday season. From the importance of avoiding recalled and counterfeit products, to advice for keeping kids safe when playing with Internet-connected toys, families are being advised of some simple steps they can take to ensure children's safety. Toy Safety Awareness Month takes place each November and is sponsored by PlaySafe.org, The Toy Association's trusted safety resource for parents.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Toy Safety Awareness Month kicked off today, with the goal of helping parents, grandparents, and other caregivers keep little ones safe this holiday season.
  • Toy Safety Awareness Month takes place each November and is sponsored by PlaySafe.org , The Toy Association's trusted safety resource for parents.
  • Watch The Toy Association's Toy Safety 365 Days a Year for more information, including tips from a pediatric emergency medicine physician, and visit playsafe.org to learn more.
  • Follow The Toy Association on LinkedIn , Facebook , and X (formerly Twitter) to share play safety posts throughout November in honor of Toy Safety Awareness Month (#ToySafetyAwarenessMonth, #PlaySafe).

CPSC: Future Motion Recalls Onewheel Self-Balancing Electric Skateboards Due to Crash Hazard; Four Deaths Reported

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Future Motion Inc., of Santa Cruz, California, are announcing the recall of 300,000 Onewheel Self-Balancing Electric Skateboards.

Key Points: 
  • The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Future Motion Inc., of Santa Cruz, California, are announcing the recall of 300,000 Onewheel Self-Balancing Electric Skateboards.
  • Future Motion has received dozens of reports of incidents involving the electric skateboards, including four reported deaths between 2019 and 2021 and injuries such as traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper-body fractures, lower-body fractures and ligament damage.
  • Consumers with the Onewheel GT, Onewheel Pint X, Onewheel Pint, or Onewheel+ XR electric skateboards should download or update the Onewheel app, and use the app to update the firmware on their board to include Haptic Buzz alert functionality.
  • This recall involves all models of Future Motion Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards, including Onewheel (original), Onewheel+, Onewheel+ XR, Onewheel Pint, Onewheel Pint X and Onewheel GT.

Oracle Helps Healthcare Organizations Solve Financial, Planning, and Supply Chain Challenges

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Health Conference -- Oracle is introducing new healthcare-specific capabilities to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to help healthcare organizations increase financial visibility, build more resilient supply chains, and improve patient care. The new capabilities will enable healthcare organizations to increase productivity, reduce costs, embrace new business models, enhance decision making, and better serve patient needs.

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Health Conference -- Oracle is introducing new healthcare-specific capabilities to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to help healthcare organizations increase financial visibility, build more resilient supply chains, and improve patient care.
  • The new capabilities will enable healthcare organizations to increase productivity, reduce costs, embrace new business models, enhance decision making, and better serve patient needs.
  • To help healthcare organizations improve patient care, Oracle is adding new healthcare-specific capabilities to Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) , Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) , and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) .
  • Replenishment Planning and Recall Management: Help healthcare organizations improve availability of medical supplies to get ahead of surges in demand.

Cash Payments and Other Benefits Are Available for Eligible Current and Former Owners and Lessees of Certain Toyota Vehicles

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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Toyota has agreed to a class action settlement (the "Settlement") to resolve claims that certain Toyota vehicles ("Subject Vehicles") contain a defective airbag control unit.

Key Points: 
  • Toyota has agreed to a class action settlement (the "Settlement") to resolve claims that certain Toyota vehicles ("Subject Vehicles") contain a defective airbag control unit.
  • Toyota denies the allegations brought against it in the lawsuit but has agreed to the Settlement to resolve the case.
  • Certain Subject Vehicles were recalled by Toyota on January 17, 2020 ("Recalled Vehicles"), to address issues with the airbag control unit (NHTSA Recall No.
  • Other Subject Vehicles that are not part of the Recall ("Unrecalled Vehicles") are still included for benefits in the Settlement.

Byelection losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope

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Friday, July 21, 2023
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The unpopularity of London Labour Mayor’s Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the ultra low emissions zone (Ulez) undoubtedly contributed to the Conservative defence of Uxbridge.

Key Points: 
  • The unpopularity of London Labour Mayor’s Sadiq Khan’s expansion of the ultra low emissions zone (Ulez) undoubtedly contributed to the Conservative defence of Uxbridge.
  • But the party’s losses in Somerton and Frome in Somerset, and Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire, are notable.
  • Read more:
    Boris Johnson resignation: why Rishi Sunak can't afford to lose more than one of three impending byelections

Historic Labour win

    • Selby and Ainsty was the Conservatives’ second byelection loss to Labour during this term, and it was significant.
    • The result was worse for the Conservatives than their previous loss to Keir Starmer’s party in Wakefield.
    • That saw “only” a 12.6% swing to Labour, barely guaranteed to give the opposition an overall majority.

Echoes from history

    • This is all reminiscent of when the Conservatives last crashed out of office in 1997.
    • During the 1992-97 parliament, the Conservatives lost all eight seats they defended in byelections: four to the Liberal Democrats, three to Labour and one to the SNP.
    • For a while, some clung to the hope that Sunak and Starmer’s popularity ratings were close enough to give them a chance.

What the future holds for the Conservatives

    • Under the Recall of MPs Act, only 10% of constituents need to sign a petition to generate the contest.
    • An autumn byelection would be most unwelcome for a Conservative Party attempting a relaunch at its conference in Manchester in October.
    • And at some point, Nadine Dorries will end the longest resignation in political history and step down from her Mid-Bedfordshire seat.
    • Two is that the Conservatives have one final budget with which to put more money in people’s pockets.

New Research Shows Power of Linus Health’s Cognitive Assessment Technology to Identify Cognitive Impairment That Traditional Tests Miss

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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The findings, presented at the recent American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting , showed that Linus Health’s iPad-based assessment is sensitive enough to identify cases of cognitive impairment that go undetected by the MMSE, providing an opportunity for healthcare providers to intervene earlier on cognitive issues.

Key Points: 
  • The findings, presented at the recent American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Scientific Meeting , showed that Linus Health’s iPad-based assessment is sensitive enough to identify cases of cognitive impairment that go undetected by the MMSE, providing an opportunity for healthcare providers to intervene earlier on cognitive issues.
  • Linus Health’s Digital Clock and Recall (DCR™) assessment combines the company’s flagship digital cognitive test, DCTclock™, with a word recall task to detect early signs of cognitive impairment using a patient- and provider-friendly format.
  • This newest research builds on prior research comparing DCTclock alone with the MMSE.
  • “Time is of the essence when it comes to protecting cognitive function,” said Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at Linus Health.

Positec Recalls Blue Ridge Utility Knives Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Consumers should immediately and carefully inspect the packaging containing the Blue Ridge Utility Knife to determine whether the blade tip is protruding through the package.

Key Points: 
  • Consumers should immediately and carefully inspect the packaging containing the Blue Ridge Utility Knife to determine whether the blade tip is protruding through the package.
  • Carefully remove the knife from the packaging, avoiding the blade tip, and discard the packaging.
  • This recall involves the Blue Ridge Utility Knife with a six-inch retractable blade.
  • Sold At: Exclusively at Target stores nationwide and online at www.target.com from August 2022 through February 2023 for about $5.