Did the FDA miss signals on a troubled heart drug?

By Jeanne Lenzer

It has been a rough eight months for the drug maker Actavis, Inc. and its powerful heart drug, Digitek. Following repeated Food and Drug Adm

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"… ember 8, telling readers of a “marked signal linking reported deaths and serious injuries” to recalled Digitek. The group is currently analyzing the data and, acc …"

Amid digital records surge, a lack of policing by the FDA

By Emma Schwartz and Fred Schulte

Government offers incentives to buy electronic devices it doesn't track for safety

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"… those companies. As a medical device manufacturer, it must report deaths, serious injuries and malfunctions within 30 days.But in some cases, the company failed to m …"

As doctors shift to electronic health systems, signs of harm emerge

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Reports link system malfunctions to injuries, deaths

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"… , or CPOE, has been linked to instances in which patients died or suffered serious injuries.While the data obtained by the Investigative Fund affords only a small gli …"

"… rrors only about half the time, including some that would have resulted in serious injuries and possible death. Systems from the same manufacturers performed better a …"

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Panel recommends new agency to investigate safety of health information technology

By Kimberly Leonard

Institute of Medicine panel recommends new regulatory body, not FDA

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"… ended that more studies be conducted to quantify health IT-related deaths, serious injuries or unsafe conditions so that the safety concerns can be properly addressed …"

In U.S. Steel town, fatal gas explosion goes unpunished by OSHA

By Jim Morris

The 2009 death of Nick Revetta exposes flaws in the system designed to protect American workers.

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"… own in the minutiae of complex cases, including those involving deaths and serious injuries.“As per our calculations this morning, we need an average of 14 inspecti …"