Device Complaints Slip Through the Cracks at FDA
The Food and Drug Administration is unable to review all the reports of problems and injuries tied to medical devices, one of several … more…
Watchdog Group Wants Probe in Syringe Case
The Food and Drug Administration’s failure to stop contaminated syringes from reaching the market should be investigated by the agenc … more…
At FDA, Fewer Inspectors Trace More Device Complaints
by Dan Nguyen and Christina Jewett, ProPublica - June 8, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration failed to prevent the shipment of t … more…
FDA Comissioner Responds to Investigation of Agency’s Oversight of Tainted Syringe Factory
A Syringe Survivor’s Story: Kyle Pacheco
Kyle Pacheco had recovered from a bone-marrow transplant when he watched his mother lope across the finish at a leukemia-benefit ma … more…
Timeline: How Contaminated Syringes Got From Factory to Patients
Tainted Syringes Slipped Past FDA’s Watch
Natalie Fullerton's parents were thrilled to watch their year-old daughter bounce back from a double-lung transplant. Within mo … more…
A Family’s Double Tragedy: Natalie Fullerton
Leslie Fullerton hadn’t fully recovered from the death of his 15-month old son when he learned a few years later that his infant da … more…
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