The hidden human toll of lax controls on the booming medical device industry

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A global investigation reveals the rising human toll of lax controls and testing standards pushed by a booming industry:

 

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Just out of curiosity what's the denominator for 170 deaths and 8500 adverse events? Is it common (1/10 - 1/100)?

From the Therapeutic Goods Administration, “We’re doing a lot more with our limited budget in encouraging patients to report.” So in other words, it's the patient's fault.

Shit! For a minute I thought you were talking about vaccines but you are actually referring to something else that the TGA had said was safe.

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