The Washington Post, July 8, 2015. The bill slated to land on the House floor on Thursday seems unassailable on its face – the 21st Century Cures legislation promises to modernize medicine and speed the development of lifesaving treatments. But a vocal chorus of physicians and pharmaceutical industry watchdogs warn that the bill is full of stealth provisions that could actually put sick people in harm’s way, by speeding the development of treatments that are neither safe nor effective.
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Breasts, Buttocks and Botox – the Surprising Trends in Plastic Surgery
Euro News, June 4, 2015. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released the detailed figures on cosmetic surgery in 2014, and Euronews outlined seven surprising trends from the US.
Read More »Speeding Up the Drug-approval Process Could Have a Downside
The Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2015. Would a congressional bill designed to jump-start medical innovation end up lowering standards for approving new uses of existing medicines? Consumer advocates are raising this concern about the 21st Century Cures legislation, which passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously last week and, in part, is designed to reform the approval process for drugs.
Read More »F.B.I. Investigates Whether Harm from Surgical Power Tool was Ignored
The New York Times, May 27, 2015. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun looking into whether medical device makers, doctors and hospitals broke the law by failing to report problems linked to a power tool used during gynecologic surgery, according to two people who said they were interviewed by investigators.
Read More »Cur is Crowdfunding a Medical Device That isn’t Cleared by the FDA, and That’s a Problem
The Verge, May 14, 2015. A company called Cur is developing a promising new pain-relieving product, according to Mashable, Fast Company, and PC World. Problem is, the company is doing it by launching a $50,000 crowdfunding campaign on its own website prior to filing for the necessary FDA clearance. The move could doom the product before it ever hits the market — or it could point to a glaring loophole in FDA regulations.
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