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Eileen Cook August 18, 2026 HHS, patient safety, Senators

30 senators demand HHS restore canceled patient safety grants

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A group of 30 senators is pressing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy

FDA Medical Technology

Eileen Cook December 21, 2023December 21, 2023 FDA, Medical devices, patient safety

Deep Flaws in FDA Oversight of Medical Devices, and Patient Harm, Exposed in Lawsuits and Records

(By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker for KFF Health News) Living with diabetes, Carlton “PeeWee” Gautney Jr. relied on

End of Life FDA Medical Technology

Eileen Cook December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Courts, FDA, Medical devices, Older Adults, patient safety

Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?

(By Daniel Chang and Holly K. Hacker for KFF Health News) Too old and too sick for a heart transplant,

Health Care - General Health Care Finance

Arlene Sharp February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 patient safety

Improving patient safety shouldn’t be a financial calculation

By Michael L Millenson on February 17, 2023 for Stat News A recent study of medical error published in The