How a fake hip showed up failings in European device regulation
Deborah Cohen investigates how EU authorities would be prepared to allow a fake hip prosthesis with dangerous design flaws onto the market.
View ArticleReforming the regulation of orthopaedic devices in the UK
Serious and continuing concerns have been raised about the safety of metal-on-metal total hip replacements. These concerns have also prompted wider debate about the introduction and regulation of new...
View ArticleDeficiencies in proposed new EU regulation of clinical trials
The EU Clinical Trials Directive has been heavily criticised for being bureaucratic, confusing, and leading to a decline in the number of trials conducted in Europe. Although new proposals for...
View ArticleAcute leg ischaemia
Stephen Brearley explains why acute leg ischaemia is easily missed, and how to diagnose and manage it.
View ArticleFlu hype and pharma failures: patients deserve better
"Epidemics, pandemics, new strains, and foreign scare stories are an annual event in the world of flu. It barely feels like winter until I’ve read an article about somebody thousands of miles away...
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