WCAX, July 15, 2011. NRC President Diana Zuckerman tells WCAX that pelvic mesh devices have “been used despite no clinical trials, no testing on humans to see if they’re actually safe and effective.
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Report Could Sway FDA Device Review Process
Reuters, July 26, 2011. President of the National Research Center for Women & Families Diana Zuckerman is critical of the FDA for not moving sooner to make changes to the device approval process. She says “the whole process is illogical” and “in some kind of ideal world the FDA would have come out with these proposals and implemented them.”
Read More »Risky Pelvic Mesh Highlights Concerns about FDA Process
MSNBC, July 26, 2011. An article on problems with pelvic mesh devices highlights concerns about the FDA medical device approval process. It references a study done by Diana Zuckerman and Paul Brown of the National Research Center for Women & Families which concludes that the FDA approval process needs to be more rigorous.
Read More »FDA: Pelvic Mesh Riskier Than Thought
The Seattle Times, July 13, 2011. NRC President Diana Zuckerman says the FDA should have required a more stringent approval process for pelvic mesh devices.
Read More »FDA Cites Risks of Implant Used to Strengthen Vaginal Tissue
Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2011. President of the National Research Center for Women & Families Diana Zuckerman expresses concern over mesh implants to strengthen vaginal tissue.
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