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Take Two

Alleged spinal surgery scam puts FDA in unflattering light

By Take Two Staff
Published Jun 19, 2015
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Alleged spinal surgery scam puts FDA in unflattering light

Some people who underwent spinal surgery are claiming that counterfeit hardware was implanted in their bodies. The episode is shining an unflattering light on the Food and Drug Administration. 

Southern California Public Radio's Elizabeth Aguilera reports the spinal patients and other critics question why the FDA didn't do more to stop the alleged surgery scam.