House Chair Wants Answers On The FDA’s Handling Of Dangerous Device
Executive Summary
The Chairman of the US House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy is pressing the FDA on why it allowed what he says is a dangerous medical device to stay on the market for so long.
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