The Danger Within Us

America’s Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man’s Battle to Survive It

De: Jeanne Lenzer

Narrado por: Jeanne Lenzer

Did you know...

Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America.

An estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices -- like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc.

The overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices have never undergone a single clinical trial.

In The Danger Within Us, award-winning journalist Jeanne Lenzer brings these horrifying statistics to life through the story of one working class man who, after his "cure" nearly kills him, ends up in a battle for justice against the medical establishment.

His crusade leads Lenzer on a journey through the dark underbelly of the medical device industry, a fascinating and disturbing world that hasn't been written about before. What Lenzer exposes will shock readers: rampant corruption, elaborate cover-ups, shameless profiteering, and astonishing lack of oversight, all of which leads to dangerous devices (from artificial hips to pacemakers) going to market and into our bodies.

In the vein of America's Bitter Pill and A Civil Action, The Danger Within Us is a stirring call for reform and a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of American healthcare.

"Before you get anything implanted in your body, read this book."-Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated

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"One of the best books in medicine I have read. A splendid, savage story about the failings of modern device regulation that reads like a mystery, not a work of medical non-fiction: It turns out to be both."—Vinay Prasad, Assistant Professor ofMedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, and author of Ending MedicalReversal

"Jeanne Lenzer has pulled off a brilliant literary hat trick; a page-turning tale of one patient's odyssey, combined with hard-hitting investigative reporting and a compelling call to arms to fix America's broken health care system. Before you get anything implanted in your body, read this book."—Shannon Brownlee, author of Overtreated

"Lenzer's gripping and carefully researched book addresses why America needs a New Deal in health care. This book enlightens, enrages, and will surely help advance that cause."—Bernard Lown, cardiologist, Emeritus Professor,Harvard School of Public Health and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

"In this disturbing and riveting book, the indefatigable investigative reporter Jeanne Lenzer tells the story of how millions of Americans are implanted with medical devices with almost no proof that they are safe. Lenzer exposes the web of commercial incentives governing their use, and the refusal of the manufacturers and the FDA to take responsibility when things go wrong."—Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief, the NewEngland Journal of Medicine, and author of The TruthAbout the Drug Companies

"Jeanne Lenzer's incisive investigation of one man's quest for medical justice - and the regulatory failures behind it - is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the risks faced by all of us during routine procedures. And it should be, for all of us, a call to action."—DeborahBlum, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Poisoner'sHandbook

"Lenzer, a medical investigative journalist, powerfully details some alarming reasons hospital CEOs, insurance executives, and doctors become millionaires... Readers will be impressed with Lenzer's profiles of doctors who decry unnecessary treatments and tests, decline to take money for drug company sponsored talks, advocate disentangling money and medicine, and promote 'doing as little as possible to patients and as much as possible for patients.'"—Booklist (Starred Review)

"More than a decade ago, longtime BMJ contributor Lenzer abandoned her career as an emergency room physician associate to become an investigative medical journalist. Her debut book, an inspired inquiry into the politics of the industry, is startling and provocative . . . Reading like a cross between a riveting medical thriller and 'a Kafka novel', the book is a powerful cautionary tale . . . An impassioned exposé that uncovers a significant danger within the contemporary health care industry."—Kirkus

i have a pacemaker defibrillator implant.

To me this is vital information. my husband has his neck fuzed. Checking records now!

Very interesting, with good information

This book brings up a lot of good issues and is presented in a way that makes it interesting. I a in the medical field, and while some of this is not new information, it was still intriguing.

Must read

If you know anyone that has an implanted medical device. Compelling presentation of material. I couldn’t stop listening .

Eye opening !

I work in the medical device industry, and was completely unaware of the corruption level. Thanks Jeanne Lenzer !.

Important Information for All

This information is important to know for all whether they have a medical device implanted, plan to, or like me are a student. This information will help myself and others make future decisions with accurate knowledge. I was shocked by the contents of this book I wonder what else I have been in the dark on.

3 eye rolls x bias x lack of sufficient objective support

I didn’t care of the I am a PA so I know right off the bat. Dazzle me with data and some heart string pulling here & there but not selective bias. The FDA & Leah’s cases earned the starts otherwise it was hard listening to the narrative of this author. I wanted to enjoy this audiobook!