WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a Food and Drug Administration ban on the use of electric shock devices to treat overly aggressive kids at a Massachusetts institution ...
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The FDA is back to square one in its efforts to ban the use of electric shocks to stop aggressive behavior or self-injury, in a process that has spanned decades. The agency previously took the rare ...
The FDA banned electronic stimulation devices (EDSs) on patients undergoing behavioral treatments. The ban specifically applies to usage of the devices on patients who are undergoing treatment for ...
A letter signed by seven U.S. senators praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its original ban on an electric shock device used at Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Massachusetts for ...
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is again proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, the agency said in a statement ...
A Massachusetts school for individuals with severe behavioral issues and intellectual disabilities can continue to use electric shock devices to stop students from harming themselves and others, a ...