August 18, 2021. All information about materials should be listed in an understandable and accessible way for all devices – even tiny ones that are not the major focus of a surgical procedure – so that patients can make informed choices about their medical care.
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My breast implants are making me sick — and I’m not alone
Salon, June 20, 2021: It’s not in our heads: More women are speaking up about how their breast implants are making them sick. And Healing Breast Implant Illness Society of North America and National Center for Health Research are making sure women know they are not alone.
Read More »NCHR’s Statement to FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Neurological Devices
June 3, 2021: We urge the FDA to regulate the neurological devices in question as Class II, and require the kind of meaningful evidence for new devices that we would want for any device that we use as health professionals, as patients, or as consumers.
Read More »NCHR’s testimony to FDA on the OCS Heart System
April 6, 2021. The materials presented have not proven that the OSC Heart System is as effective or more effective than the usual standard of care.
Read More »Birth Control Apps Show the Contradictions in FDA Device Oversight
The Verge, March 17, 2021: The FDA has allowed a second digital birth control app to be sold in the U.S. Neither Natural Cycles nor Clue were tested in clinical trials. NCHR asks how safe and effective are they, and are women being misled?
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