Our Bodies Ourselves, March 28, 2017. The FDA now says that breast implants can cause a type of lymphoma (cancer of the immune system) called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), although this link has been seen by experts since as early as 2010.
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FDA Proposal Would Lower Requirements for Some Moderate-Risk Devices
Bloomberg, March 24 2017:The FDA wants to remove safety checks for more than 300 moderate-risk medical devices, like surgical clamps and dentures. Health experts worry this could let unsafe products reach patients without proper testing.
Read More »FDA Agrees with WHO, Links Breast Implants to Rare Cancer: How Worried Should Women Be?
Forbes, March 22, 2017. The FDA says it now agrees with the World Health Organization that such cases of ALCL cancer are linked to the breast implants
Read More »Right to Try National Law Would Exploit False Hope
Chicago Tribune and 21 other newspapers, March 16-20, 2017. All terminally ill U.S. patients already have a right to try experimental drugs. The proposed new law is much more dangerous to all patients, and not just those facing fatal illness. Here’s why.
Read More »What If Ryan Gets His Wish and Trumpcare Becomes Law
MedPage Today, March 14, 2017. The Republican’s repeal and replace bill, American Health Care Act, cleared two congressional committees and the Congressional Budget Office released its scoring report, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc) says passing the GOP plan is a make or break issue Congress. So it is time to ask the pundits: what will happen if this bill becomes law?
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