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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 329 pages : illustration ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780316343763
  • 0316343765
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Contents:
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?
Summary: A medical investigative journalist presents an unsettling exposé of the underregulated medical device industry, revealing the corruption, greed, and deceit that have combined to render medical interventions a leading cause of death in America.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Coffeyville Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Coffeyville Public Library Adult Books 338.4 LENZER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38670101501654
Book Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Independence Public Library Adult Books 338.4 LENZER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 36123001606894
Book Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Iola Public Library Adult Books 338.4 Lenzer, Jeanne (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34311002701051

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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?

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

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