NewsCongress opens investigation into FDA’s handling of a problematic heart deviceAuthor:Neil Bedi, ProPublicaPublish date: March 24, 2022The FDA took no decisive action even as safety problems with the LVAD persisted.Read More
NewsA high-risk medical device didn’t meet federal standards. The government paid millions for moreAuthor:Neil Bedi, ProPublicaPublish date: January 7, 2022For years after federal inspectors found serious problems with the HeartWare heart pump, agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Cente...Read More
NewsThousands of patients were implanted with heart pumps that the FDA knew could be dangerousAuthor:Neil Bedi, ProPublicaPublish date: August 5, 2021Inspectors repeatedly found manufacturing and device quality problems with the HeartWare heart pump. But the FDA did not penalize the company, and ...Read More
