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FDA Took 14 Months to Warn Public of Deadly Infections From Heart Surgery Device

Fatal Delay?

Federal regulars knew of infections linked to heater-cooler machines in 2014. So why did it take them over a year—in which thousands of patients were exposed—to issue a public alert?

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