Archive for medical device

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AP Investigation: Insulin Pumps have high number of injuries

DESTIN, Florida (AP) — When Polly Varnado’s 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it didn’t take ... Read more

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Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Desperate for relief after years of agony, Jim Taft listened intently as his ... Read more

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FDA to overhaul long-criticized medical device system

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials said Monday they plan to overhaul the nation’s decades-old system for approving ... Read more

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Breast implant injuries hidden as patients’ questions mount

WASHINGTON (AP) — To all the world, it looked like breast implants were safe. From 2008 to 2015, ... Read more