{"product_id":"2940170265459","title":"The Danger Within Us: America's Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man's Battle to Survive It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Before you get anything implanted in your body, read this book.\" amp;ndash; Shannon Brownlee, author of \u003ci\u003eOvertreated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMedical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices amp;mdash; like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices have never undergone a single clinical trial.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Danger Within Us\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Bitter Pill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Danger Within Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring call for reform and a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of American healthcare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098338607344,"sku":"2940170265459","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170265459_p0.jpg?v=1763706493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170265459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}