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August 12, 2016
UPDATE: DOJ Subpoenas Maker of Faulty Blood Testing Devices Spotlighted by POGO
Alere Inc., maker of faulty INRatio blood testing devices, said it has received a Justice Department subpoena for records related to the devices’ accuracy and “interactions with the FDA.”
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science
July 13, 2016
FDA Says Faulty Devices Had "Minimal" Impact on Trial Led by New Boss
The FDA said faulty INRatio blood testing devices had “minimal” impact on a clinical trial of blood thinner Xarelto that FDA head Robert Califf co-chaired.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science
July 13, 2016
Faulty Blood Testing Devices to Be Withdrawn from Market
Alere, maker of INRatio blood testing devices whose potentially fatal flaws POGO spotlighted, said it is taking the machines off the market.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science
May 19, 2016
After 45 Years, Deadly Silica Rule Finalized
Last month, OSHA overcame more than four decades of industry influence, bureaucratic hurdles, and political delays to finalize a rule reducing the amount of potentially lethal silica dust workers can be exposed to.
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Topics: Public Health and Science
April 22, 2016
POGO Wins National Journalism Prize for Reporting on FDA
The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded the Project On Government Oversight a Sigma Delta Chi Award for POGO’s coverage of potentially deadly weaknesses in FDA oversight of prescription drugs.
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Topics: Government Accountability, Public Health and Science
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