title: FDA approvals are a matter of life and death.
authors.affiliation: Manhattan Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Eschenbach
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*