Medical Device Direct-to-Consumer Ads Said to Need More FDA Oversight

By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: September 20, 2008 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The FDA should expand its oversight of direct-to-consumer ads to include medical devices, a prominent orthopedic surgeon and cardiologist told a congressional panel here this week. The... [read full story]