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3. Athletes’ knees and OCD
As more and more children sign up for organized sports, knee injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus tears have continued to rise. But less well known is osteochondritis dissecans, or OCD – an injury that can have a devastating effect on the knee joint if not diagnosed early and managed properly, reported Benton Heyworth
2. GHTF issues device classification guidance
As it transforms into a new organization, the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) continues to issue guidances likely to influence major medical device regulators worldwide, reports Steward Eisenhart from the Emergo Group.
1. How a single doc caused the gov’t to take down a public database
A slew of documents shows how Dr. Robert Tenny convinced the Health Resources & Services Administration to take down the National Practitioner Data Bank after he received “unwanted attention” from his local paper.