Profiting From Risky Atherectomies That Can Lead to Amputations Medical device makers have bankrolled a cottage industry of doctors and clinics that perform artery-clearing procedures that can lead to amputations.
New Treatment Could Help Fix the Heart’s ‘Forgotten Valve’ Patients with leaking tricuspid valves in a research trial saw improvements with a procedure that does not require a risky open-heart surgery.
Justice Department Investigating Abbott Infant Formula Plant Abbott shut down production at the plant last year amid “shocking” sanitation lapses, touching off a disruptive infant supply formula shortage.
FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.
Store Shelves Are No Longer Bare, but Baby Formula Remains in Short Supply While the situation has improved since mid-July, many families are still scrambling to find popular brands that remain out of stock.