FDA criticized for accepting free help from company that later won generic OK

By Laurel Adams

The Food and Drug Administration last month issued guidelines for agency staff to follow when drugmakers offer free help during emergencies

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Lack of adequate foreign drug oversight

By The Center for Public Integrity

FDA enforcement actions way down

By The Center for Public Integrity

Problems in oversight of food safety

By The Center for Public Integrity

FDA's flimsy recall power for food imports puts public at risk, watchdog says

By Aaron Mehta and Ben Wieder

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"… n is a blood thinning drug used by millions of patients, especially before surgeries and dialysis, and for treating blood-clotting conditions.In early 2008, so …"

Report says a quarter of hospitalized Medicare patients got improper treatment

By Alexandra Duszak

Report says a quarter of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries suffered 'adverse events'

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ANALYSIS: A new kind of house call

By Wendell Potter

Push for safety oversight of electronic medical records is moving at a crawl

By Emma Schwartz

Effort to track medical safety issues faces long road ahead

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Fuzzy math? Rising costs in government's digital health stimulus

By Fred Schulte

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

By Joe Eaton

How contaminated medical devices expose patients to infection

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Weekly watchdog 2/23/12

CORRECTED: States pushing efforts to require certification for cleaning medical instruments

By Joe Eaton

Experts: Safety oversight needed as patient records go digital

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

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

By Joe Eaton

Excerpts from this story referencing "surgeries":

"… tbreak led Methodist to close operating rooms and cancel knee and shoulder surgeries while hospital and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invest …"

"… ly explanation Harrison is going to get for why he endured seven follow-up surgeries, but still cannot raise his arm when he wakes up in the morning.“I’m a …"

"… ore than a heavy shot of steam.The tremendous growth of minimally invasive surgeries in the 1990s, however, brought flexible endoscopes that are passed through …"

"… e techs say doctors and nurses rarely acknowledge their role in successful surgeries. Except when an important person or a doctor’s family member is on the t …"