FDA safety gaps in approving heart devices and global studies
Roundup highlights two studies faulting the FDA device approval process for pacemakers and stents. Critics say safety targets are unclear and key patient data are missing, while another study notes many device approvals rely on non US or small patient samples.
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Chicago
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Boston
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
University of California
San Francisco
Fdas
United States
Jeffrey Shuren
Yemen probes Nigerian's ties to al Qaeda in Yemen
Yemeni officials investigate if Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab spent time with al Qaeda militants in Yemen before the failed Christmas Day bombing. At the San a Institute for the Arabic Language he studied during Ramadan, with records showing extended stays in 2004-2005 and a later enrollment into December. The case underscores Yemen's security role as part of the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula network.
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San’a. Yemen
Yemen
U.S
al-Qaida
San’a
Umar Farouk
Abdulmutallab
Associated Press
Israel
Gaza
The
Arabian
Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
Hassan al-Lozy
Washington
Senior citizens aid fight against Medicare fraud at national scale
Senior Medicare Patrol volunteers work nationwide to detect and report fraud. They investigate suspicious Medicare equipment deliveries, aid beneficiaries in protecting personal data, and forward cases to FBI and CMS investigators. Since 1997 SMP volunteers have helped save over 100 million for taxpayers amid schemes ranging from faulty clinics to improper home health services and gear like scooters.
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Miami
Shirley Shupp
Medicare
Houston
Shupp
Medicare Patrol
Obama
Anne Gray
SMP
Santa Ana
Calif
Patrol
FBI
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Barbara McGinity
Gray
Kimberly Brandt
CMS
Peter Ashkanaz
Justice Department and
Health and Human Services
Barack Obama
Iran weighs secret purchase of uranium ore from Kazakhstan
A confidential intelligence summary obtained by the AP indicates Iran may finalize a clandestine import of 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan within weeks. The deal could breach UNSC sanctions and reflects Tehran's tightening nuclear material supply for enrichment.
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Vienna
Iran
Kazakhstan
Associated Press
Tehran
International Atomic Energy Agency
Washington
State Department
Jan Kelly
UNSC
U.S
New York
Burkina Faso
U.N
Michel Kafando
Security Council
Zongo Saidou
Saidou
Committee
IAEA
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Tripp
Palin
Levi
Johnston
Bristol
Rex Butler
Boy
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Roque Aras
Aras
Roberto Carlos Magalhaes
Ahmed Al-Haj and
Donna Abu-Nasr
Texas
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Six Sigma
Dan Sommers
Lorainccc.edu
Sixsigma
Lorain County Community College
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Elyria
Abbe Ra
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