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Daily Archives Wednesday, June 2006

Wasted Medicine: A Mantra

A report in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (see article in Medical News Today):

Screening for cancer can find tumors that might not otherwise have been diagnosed in a person’s lifetime, a situation called overdiagnosis. Overdiagnosis wastes health care resources. Tests and treatment resulting from overdiagnosis can lead to [...]

Posted 07 June 2006 † P. Driscoll § cancer ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Guidant Warning Letter Never Sent Over Concern of “Undue Alarm”

The New York Times reported today that in January 2005 Guidant drafted a letter warning doctors about a short circuiting defect in its Contak Renewal and Contak Renewal 2 defibrillators, but never sent the letters to doctors over concerns the letter would cause “undue alarm” and result in procedures to remove potentially faulty devices, and [...]

Posted 07 June 2006 † P. Driscoll § cardiology ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: