ICIJ: July 24, 2019. Women considering breast implants shouldn’t have to worry that they will cause cancer, NCHR president tells investigative journalists at ICIJ.
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FDA Releases Millions of Records of Incidents Involving Medical Devices
Joe Carlson and Jim Spencer, Star Tribune; June 21, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday published millions of previously undisclosed reports of problems and post-surgical complications involving medical devices, including reports on implantable cardiac defibrillators, pacemaker electrodes and dental implants. The roughly 6 million reports released Friday cover a wide array of devices in […]
Read More »FDA approves new female Viagra despite skepticism
Washington Post: June 21, 2019. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved sales of a new drug intended to enhance sexual desire in women.
Marketed as Vyleesi, also known as bremelanotide, the medication is a shot that comes in a push pen device, but it isn’t much more effective than placebo. And is it safe?
How the FDA Handles Recalls of Life-Saving Implants Could Put People at Risk, Patients Say
Nicole Carr, WSBTV; May 20, 2019 Geraldine Robinson is one of millions of Americans who use an implanted medical device to improve, and possibly extend her life. But when the implant was recalled years later, nobody told her. We help explain why.
Read More »FDA Ending Controversial ‘Alternative Summary Reporting’ Program
DOTMed News: May 8, 2019. The FDA’s alternative summary reporting system hid information about patients who were harmed by medical devices. FDA says it will stop this cover-up and require reporting of each patient harmed by a device.
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