ABC Action News: July 24, 2019. NCHR president points out that the removal of Allergan biocell textured breast implants was inevitable because patients had died from lymphoma caused by the implants. Why weren’t they recalled sooner?
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How Can You Tell Which Condom Works Better?
The Daily Beast: July 16, 2019. Which condoms are most effective at preventing pregnancy or STIs? We explain why nobody knows the answer.
Read More »VA Will Restrict Use of New Nasal Antidepressant
Lev Facher and Ed Silverman, STAT News; June 21, 2019 WASHINGTON — A Department of Veterans Affairs committee has declined to approve widespread coverage of a new depression treatment that has generated controversy but also received an express endorsement from President Trump. Instead, the drug was approved on a more limited basis. Many experts have […]
Read More »More Than Half Of Surgical Stapler Malfunctions Went To Hidden FDA Database
KHN: May 30, 2019. Thousands of patients were harmed and dozens killed by malfunctioning surgical staplers. Most of that information was hidden in an FDA database that was not publicly available, which NCHR criticizes as covering up information patients and physicians need to make informed decisions.
Read More »Are DC Playgrounds Safe? One Report Finds High Levels of Lead
WUSA9 News: May 6, 2019. At Janney Elementary School in Washington DC, testing revealed high levels of lead. Are children being harmed?
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