The reality of the lack of implant regulation in Europe is finally starting to bite. A leaked internal FDA report “Unsafe and ineffective devices approved in the EU that were not approved in the US,” has lambasted the European system and highlighted failures in the processes. According to the Star Tribune, the report says that […]
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Deborah Cohen: “Poisonous” hip implants
“Poisonous hip implants ‘putting thousands of British patients at risk’ as medical watchdog launches investigation,” a Daily Mail headline announced today. It followed on from a front page splash in the Sunday Telegraph which claimed that “metal-on-metal” hip devices are “even more dangerous than previously thought.” This isn’t a new story—but finally people are waking up […]