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The danger within us : America's untested, unregulated medical device industry and one man's battle to survive it

Lenzer, Jeanne (author.).

Summary: "In THE DANGER WITHIN US, award-winning journalist Jeanne Lenzer brings these horrifying statistics to life through the story of one working class man who, after his "cure" nearly kills him, ends up in a battle for justice against the medical establishment.His crusade leads Lenzer on a journey through the dark underbelly of the medical device industry, a fascinating and disturbing world that hasn't been written about before. What Lenzer exposes will shock readers: rampant corruption, elaborate cover-ups, shameless profiteering, and astonishing lack of oversight, all of which leads to dangerous devices (from artificial hips to pacemakers) going to market and into our bodies"--

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  • ISBN: 9780316343763
  • ISBN: 0316343765
  • Physical Description: 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-316) and index.
Subject: Medical instruments and apparatus United States
Medical instruments and apparatus industry United States
Medical instruments and apparatus industry Corrupt practices United States

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