An award-winning investigation is shedding light on the lack of regulations in the medical device industry and the damage its done. Newsy talks with Sasha Chavkin, reporter for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and winner of the Scripps Howard Foundation's William Brewster Styles Award, about how “Implant Files” came to be and the impact it’s had on the industry already.
'Implant Files' Exposes Dangers Of The Global Medical Device Industry
The investigation by ICIJ discovered a startling lack of regulations around the world.
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