
What We're Reading: FDA Releases Medical Device Reports; Ebola Crisis Worsens; Germany Weighs Fines for Missed Vaccinations
The FDA has shut down a program that concealed medical device records for over 2 decades; more than 1000 Ebola-related deaths in 2 trading cities have been reported; Germany considers fining parents of school-age children who are not vaccinated for measles.
FDA Shutting Down Program That Concealed Medical Device Records
The FDA is ending its controversial “alternative summary reporting” program, which allowed makers of medical devices to conceal records that documented device malfunctions and injuries caused by products, according to
Ebola-Related Deaths Top 1000 As Crisis Worsens
The Congolese health ministry said Friday that over 1000 people have died from 1529 Ebola infections within the trading cities of Butembo and Katwa, raising the mortality rate to 66%, according to
Germany Considers Imposing Fines to Raise Vaccination Rates
Amid concerns that the highly infectious and potentially deadly measles virus could make a comeback, Jens Spahn, Germany’s health minister, has considered imposing fines of up to 2500 euros ($2790) on parents of unvaccinated school-age children, the
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