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Evidence for the long-term safety and effectiveness of millions of knee replacement implants lacking

Knee replacement is amongst the most common surgical procedures in developed countries, with over 650 000 total knee replacements (TKR) performed in the USA in 2008 alone, at a cost of more than $10 billion. Yet there is ...

Mar 5, 2012

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FDA should invest in developing a new medical device clearance process

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should gather the information needed to develop a new regulatory framework to replace the 35-year-old 510(k) clearance process for medical devices, says a new report from the Institute ...

Jul 29, 2011

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WHO calls for ban on 'unreliable' TB blood tests

The World Health Organisation warned on Wednesday that millions of blood tests conducted every year to diagnose tuberculosis are unreliable and putting patients' lives in danger.

Jul 20, 2011

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Evidence for the long-term safety and effectiveness of millions of knee replacement implants lacking

FDA should invest in developing a new medical device clearance process

WHO calls for ban on 'unreliable' TB blood tests

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