<![CDATA[Jeanne Lenzer - Hodges Law, PLLC]]> https://www.clayhodgeslaw.com/blog/tags/jeanne-lenzer/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:18:17 GMT en-us <![CDATA[04: The Danger Within Us with Jeanne Lenzer]]> https://www.clayhodgeslaw.com/blog/04-the-danger-within-us-with-jeanne-lenzer/ https://www.clayhodgeslaw.com/blog/04-the-danger-within-us-with-jeanne-lenzer/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:23:54 GMT {{CODEpodcast}}

On today’s episode we get to hear from Jeanne Lenzer, a medical investigative journalist. Last year she wrote, The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated, Medical Device Industry, and One Man’s Battle to Survive It. Jeanne has also written for many publications including the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Discover, Slate and many more.

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On today’s episode we get to hear from Jeanne Lenzer, a medical investigative journalist. Last year she wrote, The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated, Medical Device Industry, and One Man’s Battle to Survive It. Jeanne has also written for many publications including the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Discover, Slate and many more.

Show Highlights:

  • Ways healthcare has evolved into a multi-trillion industry in the last 50 years
  • Doctors are reaping millions of dollars
  • Jeanne explains the role the FDA is supposed to play in keeping America safe
  • Devices that were grandfathered in
  • Finding out years later of complications of the devices
  • Bench testing definition and examples
  • Studies on Metallosis
  • Jeanne was featured in the Netflix Documentary, The Bleeding Edge
  • Essure -A Birth control device and the problems it caused so many women
  • How cause and effect can be confusing for medical device victims
  • Current medical devices Jeanne is following right now
  • Randomized controlled clinical trials
  • How to educate yourself on medical devices
  • Summary on how we can as a Nation fight back
  • Interest of the public instead of the profiteers

Resources:

Call Attorney Clay Hodges 919-830-5602

Subscribe to Failed Hips and Harmful Drugs Podcast

Jeanne Lenzer Website & Book

]]> <![CDATA[New York Times Notes Dangers of 510(k) and Untested Artificial Hips]]> https://www.clayhodgeslaw.com/blog/nyt-notes-dangers-of-510k-process-and-untested-artificial-hips/ https://www.clayhodgeslaw.com/blog/nyt-notes-dangers-of-510k-process-and-untested-artificial-hips/ Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:02:00 GMT It’s nice to see that I may be out in front of a national publication like The New York Times. For two and a half years I have been writing on the dangers of metal-on-metal artificial hips and the deeply-flawed 510(k) medical device approval process. On Saturday Jeanne Lenzer published a very informative piece in the…

]]> It’s nice to see that I may be out in front of a national publication like The New York Times. For two and a half years I have been writing on the dangers of metal-on-metal artificial hips and the deeply-flawed 510(k) medical device approval process. On Saturday Jeanne Lenzer published a very informative piece in the Times on the potential dangers of hip replacement surgery: Can Your Hip Replacement Kill You? Ms. Lenzer examines the way too many medical devices reach the marketplace without proper clinical testing. It is a subject I have written about often. Most people don’t realize how easy the FDA has made it for companies to release new medical products, but it is important to be aware of this weak regulatory system before you allow any surgeon to implant a device in your body. Federal courts across the country are littered with multidistrict litigation involving dozens of failed medical devices. In my view the 510(k) process is the reason for much of this litigation and misery. With proper testing and analysis, many of these serious injuries from dangerous products could be avoided.

One chilling statistic in the NYT article: medical interventions–including artificial hip and other medical implant surgeries–are the third leading cause of death in the United States.

By the way, Jeanne Lenzer recently published a book that you should read: The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man’s Battle to Survive It. I just bought a copy, have already begun reading it, and will discuss in a later post.

You may also want to download my ebook: Artificial Hip Lawsuits: What You Need to Know, which you can download for free (the link is on the right side of this page). It’s a good way to get started on this complex subject.

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