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Filthy surgical instruments: The hidden threat in America's operating rooms

By Joe Eaton

February 22, 2012

How contaminated medical devices expose patients to infection

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February 29, 2012

Experts: Safety oversight needed as patient records go digital

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

February 25, 2010

Medical device industry lobbies IRS, Congress to dodge health law tax

By Joe Eaton

April 18, 2011

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