Our Bodies, Ourselves, July 1, 2020. In response to the demands of thousands of breast implant patients, the FDA proposed that a black box warning be affixed to all implant packages to inform women and their doctors about the most serious risks of breast implants.
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Allergan is trying to track down women with breast implants it recalled nearly a year ago
Fortune, June 3, 2020. Allergan has asked small nonprofit organizations to help inform tens of thousands of women that they have a type of breast implant that has been recalled due to increased cancer risks.
Read More »Breast Implant Working Group’s Comments on FDA’s Draft Guidance to Improve Patient Communication on Breast Implants
December 23, 2019. We are urging that the FDA require a black box warning and Patient Informed Consent Check List that provides information about the risks of cancer, breast implant illness, and other serious health problems in explicit and easy-to-understand wording that all individuals considering breast implants can understand, regardless of educational level or stress that is inevitable when a person is considering surgery.
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 »When Recalls Fail: Many harmful products remain in homes and stores. Why that happens, what needs to change, and how to protect yourself.
Consumer Reports, October 31, 2019. Whether it be contaminated food, deadly infant sleepers, breast implants, or other unsafe products, recalls are not protecting us as well as they should be.
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