Medical Plastics News, November 28, 2019. A report published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has revealed more women than men have been injured by a medical device.
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FDA Challenged Over Metal Implants ‘Public Health Travesty’
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, November 14, 2019. The FDA needs to require better research before implants are approved and put in patients’ bodies, instead of just counting problems after the implants are used by thousands of patients.
Read More »FDA Advisers Hear About Problems, Research Needs With Metal Implants
MedPage Today, November 14, 2019. Comparing different implants could prevent many women and men from harm resulting from metals and other substances that set off negative reactions in patients.
Read More »FDA’s Special Treatment Of Big Tech Faces Mounting Scrutiny
Kevin Stawicki, Law360, November 12, 2019. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking heat from prominent lawmakers over a special approval pathway for health software products sold by Apple, Samsung and other major tech companies, opening the door to a congressional showdown over whether the agency has the right to start such a program. The […]
Read More »How the FDA and EPA’s Failure to Communicate Could Put Patients in Danger
Politico, November 7, 2019. While EPA wants to shut down facilities that sterilize medical devices using a carcinogenic chemical, the EPA and FDA should have harmonized their standards years ago to protect patients and consumers.
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