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Saturday, February 2, 2013

FDA approves heartware device for transplant patients awaiting organs | Redux

FDA approves heartware device for transplant patients awaiting organs

FDA Intends to Remove Unapproved Drugs from Market
FDA Intends to Remove Unapproved Drugs from Market by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are awaiting a heart transplant. Regulators approved HeartWare's Ventricular Assist System, a battery-powered device that is implanted in the chest, where it helps the heart's lower left chamber pump blood throughout the body. The FDA has previously approved similar devices, known as ventricular assist devices, but HeartWare's device is smaller and may be easier to implant in some patients. FDA says the approval was based on a company study of 137 advanced heart failure patients implanted with the device. Study results showed rates of adverse events, including infection and stroke, were similar to those seen with older devices. Medical device maker HeartWare International Inc. is based in Framingham, Mass.

FDA approves heartware device for transplant patients awaiting organs

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Correction: Guatemala Hospital Abuse Story | Essentials

Correction: Guatemala Hospital Abuse Story

James B. Hunter Human Rights Award Ceremony
James B. Hunter Human Rights Award Ceremony by cliff1066™
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In a story Nov. 30 about allegations of abuse at a Guatemalan psychiatric hospital, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 300 children were found held in isolation there. The rights group Disability Rights International says it found a total population of about 340 patients but saw only a few in isolation, including a teenager. The story also said that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights participated in the investigation. Two rights groups conducted the investigation, then submitted their findings to the commission. A corrected version of the story is below: Human rights groups say they found women and children subjected to abuse at a public psychiatric hospital in Guatemala's capital. The investigation was conducted by the Human Rights Office of the Archbishop of Guatemala and Disability Rights International, and the findings were submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

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