FDA Scientists Request Investigation Into Agency Approval Of Breast Imaging Device (Medical News Today)
Scientists at FDA have requested that Congress and President-elect Obama investigate their allegations that an FDA official approved the sale of a breast cancer imaging device over the objections of the front-line scientists after receiving a phone call from a Connecticut congressman, according to the New York Times.

GAO: FDA shirks device-approval mandate (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. health agency does only minimal testing before approving high-tech medical devices, despite an order to do full reviews, a federal report said Thursday.

Editorial Addresses Report On FDA Conflict Of Interest Screening Efforts (Medical News Today)
FDA "has distressingly limited interest" in addressing the "rising concern that conflicts of interest may bias the outcome of clinical trials," a New York Times editorial states.