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		wtallis on Sept 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid ... > Hearing aids are neither food nor drugs. Do you really believe that the FDA needs to be renamed before it is reasonable for them to be the agency responsible for regulating medical devices? Is there a different agency you think would be a better fit?

IncreasePosts on Sept 13, 2024 [–]

The NIH?

wtallis on Sept 13, 2024 | [–]

That's purely a research organization, with no existing regulatory role.

IncreasePosts on Sept 13, 2024 | | [–]

Sure. But it would work if you're just looking at names, as it seemed OP was doing.

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