Implant Files

At FDA, a new goal, then a push for speedy device reviews

By MATTHEW PERRONENovember 27, 2018 GMT

Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database

By HOLBROOK MOHR and MITCH WEISSNovember 27, 2018 GMT

DESTIN, Florida (AP) — When Polly Varnado's 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it didn't take long for the family to hear about insulin pumps...

Implant Files: Insulin Pump, Explained.

Breast implants reveal problems in tracking device safety

By MEGHAN HOYERNovember 26, 2018 GMT

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

Improving medical device tracking a slow, imperfect process

By MEGHAN HOYERNovember 26, 2018 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly two decades, health advocates have pushed to standardize the way medical devices are tracked and studied...

Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others

By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHRNovember 26, 2018 GMT

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At FDA, a new goal, then a push for speedy device reviews

Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database

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