A new issue of Consumer Reports includes an investigation into the process by which the federal Food and Drug Administration reviews medical implants for approval.
The report concludes that most medical devices aren’t tested before being implanted in patients’ bodies. The situation amounts to what’s essentially a large-scale medical experiment carried out on unwitting test subjects, made up of members of the public.
“For most implants and other high-risk devices brought to market, manufacturers do nothing more than file some paperwork and ...
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