The Danger Within Us: America's Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man's Battle to Survive It

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Prologue; Chapter One: Strange Seizures; Chapter Two: Age of Miracles; Chapter Three: Deadly Devices; Chapter Four: The Man from Cyberonics; Chapter Five: Adverse Events; Chapter Six: No Safety Net; Chapter Seven: Regulators in Chains; Chapter Eight: The Power of Illusions; Chapter Nine: The Quest for Truth; Chapter Ten: When Money Talks; Chapter Eleven: Breakdown; Chapter Twelve: What Is to Be Done?; Industry-Independent Organizations, Publications, and Patient Advocacy and Support Groups; Acknowledgments; Notes; About the Author; Newsletters.;"Before you get anything implanted in your body, read this book." - Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated Did you know... - Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America. - An estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices-like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc. - The overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices have never undergone a single clinical trial. In THE DANGER WITHIN US, award-winning journalist Jeanne Lenzer brings these horrifying statistics to life through the story of one working class man who, after his "cure" nearly kills him, ends up in a battle for justice against the medical establishment. His crusade leads Lenzer on a journey through the dark underbelly of the medical device industry, a fascinating and disturbing world that hasn't been written about before. What Lenzer exposes will shock readers: rampant corruption, elaborate cover-ups, shameless profiteering, and astonishing lack of oversight, all of which leads to dangerous devices (from artificial hips to pacemakers) going to market and into our bodies. In the vein of America's Bitter Pill and A Civil Action, THE DANGER WITHIN US is a stirring call for reform and a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of American healthcare. span.