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Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices: Kaiser Health News
The following is an excerpt from a Kaiser Health News report by Christina Jewett. Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a Pittsburgh surgeon remove an appendix when something jarring happened. The surgical stapler meant to cut and seal the tissue around the appendix locked up. Kwazneski later turned to the Food and Drug Administration’s public database […]
Risperdal: the Little Known Story of Janssen Pharmaceutical’s Fraud
In May of 2009, I reported on an unthinkable side effect of a schizophrenia drug named Risperdal made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals. It was being widely prescribed off-label for unapproved uses to kids with ADD. In short: it can make boys grow breasts and cause them to have sexual identity confusion. At the time, Janssen denied […]