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

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

Lenzer, Jeanne, (author.).

Summary:

A medical investigative journalist presents an unsettling expose of the under-regulated medical device industry, revealing the corruption, greed, and deceit that have combined to render medical interventions a leading cause of death in America.

Record details

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

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-316) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Strange seizures -- Age of miracles -- Deadly devices -- The man from Cyberonics -- Adverse events -- No safety net -- Regulators in chains -- The power of illusions -- The quest for truth -- When money talks -- Breakdown -- What is to be done?
Subject: Medical instruments and apparatus industry > United States.
Medical instruments and apparatus industry > Corrupt practices > United States.
Medical instruments and apparatus > United States.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 338.4 LENZ (Text) 34455006404608 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 338.476 (Text) 33062008953425 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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