British Medical Journal: November 27, 2018. While FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb recommends reform, NCHR says it is not enough.
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After Years of Complaints, U.S. and U.K. Officials Say They Want to Reform the Medical Device Industry
Consumer Affairs: November 29, 2018. The US and UK are making demands to the medical device industry for safer and more effective products.
Read More »Here’s What We Know About Breast Implants and This Rare Type of Cancer
SurvivorNet: November, 2018. Ties have been made between breast implants and ALCL, a rare cancer. Patients feel betrayed by doctors who fail to warn them.
Read More »US Goal to be “First” on Devices Worries Former Regulators
Associated Press: November 27, 2018. As part of an investigation of ineffective and unsafe medical devices, this AP article explains that the FDA has changed his focus from safety to “We want the US to be first” to get devices on the market.
Read More »Breast Implant Injuries Hidden as Patients’ Questions Mount
LA Times and other Associated Press newspapers, November 27, 2018. Women have been having problems with breast implants for decades. NCHR’s president explains that the safety studies on breast implants are flawed and the evidence of harm is substantial.
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