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Millions of people used tainted breathing machines. The FDA failed to use its power to protect them.

Millions of people used tainted breathing machines. The FDA failed to use its power to protect them. Cenziper D, Sallah MD, Korsh M. ProPublica. December 7, 2023.

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December 20, 2023

Cenziper D, Sallah MD, Korsh M. ProPublica. December 7, 2023.

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Systemic regulatory failures can manifest into conditions that result in patient harm. This news story summarizes an investigative effort to identify weaknesses in the United States medical device complaint process. It discusses problems with a widely used sleep apnea breathing device (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP]) that went unaddressed, uncommunicated, and undocumented for years.

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Millions of people used tainted breathing machines. The FDA failed to use its power to protect them. Cenziper D, Sallah MD, Korsh M. ProPublica. December 7, 2023.