FDA Proposes Tracking Rules for Medical Devices
Federal guidelines would require makers of 25 implantable devices to maintain lists of recipients with names and addresses for quick postmarket recalls. FDA says current voluntary registries miss many patients and delays warnings about defective devices such as heart valves.
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Parents lose bid to donate infant's organs in court ruling
Theresa Ann Campo Pearson, anencephalic infant born March 21, remains in Broward General Hospital with only brain stem function. Florida law blocks declaring brain-dead while brain stem remains active, hindering organ donation despite parental appeal and ongoing court actions.
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AIDS suspect in custody linked to hundreds of teens
Philadelphia district attorney says a 50 year old man known as Uncle Ed may have had sexual contact with hundreds of teenage boys and infected them with AIDS. The defendant Ed Savitz was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse sexual abuse of children indecent assault and corrupting the morals of a minor. He is held on three million dollars bail.
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Appeals judges study Tyson rape trial transcripts
Three appellate judges asked Friday to read transcripts from Mike Tyson's rape trial before deciding if his prison term can be shortened on appeal. Tyson remains jailed as the Indiana Court of Appeals panel reconvenes, with transcripts expected to take days to prepare.
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