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Henry Waxman: “We need to ask why unsafe devices have gotten onto the market and harmed so many patients.”

On the recordJuly 19, 2011
We need to ask why unsafe devices have gotten onto the market and harmed so many patients.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to investigate the FDA's regulatory failures regarding unsafe devices.

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