The danger within us
Subtitle: America's untested, unregulated medical device industry and one man's battle to survive it
By: Jeanne Lenzer
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780316343763
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Medical instruments and apparatus industry; Medical instruments and apparatus; Corrupt practices
Description: A medical investigative journalist presents an unsettling expose of the under-regulated medical device industry, revealing the corruption, greed, and deceit that have combined to render medical interventions a leading cause of death in America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: Strange seizures; title: Age of miracles; title: Deadly devices; title: The man from Cyberonics; title: Adverse events; title: No safety net; title: Regulators in chains; title: The power of illusions; title: The quest for truth; title: When money talks; title: Breakdown; title: What is to be done?