Medical Devices: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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  • @thomastucker504
    @thomastucker504 Před 5 lety +4078

    My mother had vaginal mesh implanted in her. We went to dozens of hospitals to look for answers. They gave her oxycotin to deal with the pain and she died when I was 11 leaving behind four children. She had lots of surgerys to look for the reason for the pain, during one of them the surgeon left a cue tip inside of her (found in her autopsy). We couldn't sue because she had to many surgerys to be able to pin point which one caised the damage.
    This is the first time I have ever heard anyone talk about vaginal mesh beyond the lawsuit commercials. Thanks for the reporting it means alot.

    • @emilypaterson4925
      @emilypaterson4925 Před 5 lety +114

      I am sorry. You might want to join Medical Error Transparency Plan or Patient Safety Action Network. These stories are too common and sad. I am sorry.

    • @marinarose3343
      @marinarose3343 Před 5 lety +57

      @Sharon Jensen ​ I am about to get my first Mirena IUD out, because it is time for my replacement after having it in for over 5 years. I understand that there are some very risky procedures out there, but the statistics for Mirena complications show that it's a rare occurrence for a mis-insertion or the device piercing the uterine lining, and even if it does, it is reported to feel like mild bladder cramps with a simple removal operation. I just felt the need to say this, because I can't imagine living without this device. I absolutely cannot have children, as I have multiple genetic disorders that I am unwilling to pass along. The Mirena IUD is more effective at preventing pregnancy than taking both the pill and using a condom at the same time. I had an estrogen imbalance, causing crazy periods, terrible hormonal acne, dramatic mood swings, etc. Which has since been corrected by the IUD. My multiple illnesses were greatly exacerbated during my periods, and accentuated the pain to an overwhelming level. The Pill is also not an option, as it delivers approximately 90% more hormones to the body, and disperses it all over, rather than concentrating on the uterine area as the Mirena device does. I have not had a period in four years. Before, I would leave puddles of blood on my bed every night during my period, I would have to skip school and/or work because of the pain, and a tampon + a super thick pad wouldn't even be enough to hold the flow. My only side effects were a week of bladder cramps (far less severe than my periods) and a full month of very spotty bleeding, and then for the rest of that year I had a spotty period every several months, until it disappeared completely. The FDA is shitty, but that device has been thoroughly studied and is an absolute necessity for so many women. ***An absolute necessity.*** If you want to critique an IUD, let's talk about the copper one. Because THAT makes all your period symptoms far more severe, causes bladder cramps that last for the duration of possessing the device, oh, and did I mention waterfalls of blood?

    • @johnhartman3444
      @johnhartman3444 Před 5 lety +7

      That's horrific.

    • @chuckvivian1558
      @chuckvivian1558 Před 5 lety +6

      This may not have been the manufacturer's fault. A counterfeiter may have produced that product from a screen from a hardware store, sprayed plastic over it, put it in a package, and sold it on eBay to hospital purchasing agents trying to save a dime. Reply to this if you want me to find the reference for you.

    • @JudgeyJudgeyable
      @JudgeyJudgeyable Před 5 lety +8

      Holy shit so sorry you and your family had to suffer through that

  • @MegaChickenfish
    @MegaChickenfish Před 5 lety +4200

    *That OPOSSUM warning was about as helpful for warning audience members as the FDA was for warning patients.*

    • @callmeswivelhips8229
      @callmeswivelhips8229 Před 5 lety +204

      I think that was part of the point

    • @usainvanrudisha1649
      @usainvanrudisha1649 Před 5 lety +205

      That opossum warning really put me in a false sense of security cos I was like “ok when he does the warning I’ll just look away” but NOPE, no warning, and now i won’t be able to eat cheese for a while

    • @callmeswivelhips8229
      @callmeswivelhips8229 Před 5 lety +22

      @@usainvanrudisha1649 I eat nothing but cheese, and still do. You have a weak ass stomach man

    • @gumunduringigumundsson9344
      @gumunduringigumundsson9344 Před 5 lety +34

      @@callmeswivelhips8229 mhm. Good 4 u. I managed to look away. So cheese is still real cheese to me. Best one ever I tasted was in a farm in France, they had a nice cave to make it.

    • @callmeswivelhips8229
      @callmeswivelhips8229 Před 5 lety +15

      @@gumunduringigumundsson9344 Note to self...travel to France for cheese and wine

  • @drac124
    @drac124 Před 5 lety +3257

    - The food in this restaurant made me sick.
    - Are you hungry?
    - No.
    - Food is EXCELLENT!

    • @equalssign44
      @equalssign44 Před 4 lety +14

      Well... it did do it’s job... but... yeaaaaaa...

    • @houndoftexas5723
      @houndoftexas5723 Před 4 lety +15

      My ex-boss: has the plate been through the machine?
      Me:yes but I need to clean the things before! There's food baked onto it.
      Ex-boss: it adds flavor

    • @seiyuokamihimura5082
      @seiyuokamihimura5082 Před 4 lety +4

      @Lona 87 we always were. You just didnt realise it.

    • @kriss3907
      @kriss3907 Před 4 lety +3

      A past place of employment never even used detergent or rinse for the dish washing machines. Management knew this, nothing was ever done.

    • @davidfortier6976
      @davidfortier6976 Před 3 lety +1

      Brilliant.

  • @k-isfor-kristina
    @k-isfor-kristina Před 5 lety +1621

    T: you scored 52% on your exam
    S: but did I fail?
    T: No, but-
    S: then you must grade it as A+

    • @elenaarnold3730
      @elenaarnold3730 Před 4 lety +47

      HOW DO YOU GET A 52 AND NOT FAIL

    • @joshuakusuma5953
      @joshuakusuma5953 Před 4 lety +56

      @@elenaarnold3730 In a lot of places, 50% is a pass.

    • @thepassingstatic6268
      @thepassingstatic6268 Před 4 lety +36

      @@joshuakusuma5953 WHERE? I always thought that anything below 65 was a fail

    • @alalalala57
      @alalalala57 Před 4 lety +24

      @@thepassingstatic6268 Most places put 50 as fail. 65 is still D where I'm at.

    • @joshuakusuma5953
      @joshuakusuma5953 Před 4 lety +5

      @@thepassingstatic6268 Southeast Asia for example.

  • @AbbreviatedReviews
    @AbbreviatedReviews Před 5 lety +2638

    I can't believe you'd tease me with Momz in da Hood. I've never been more excited in my life.

    • @HerbaMachina
      @HerbaMachina Před 5 lety +51

      FOR REAL, John just lost my trust with that move, I was crazy excited for that XD

    • @jonspell88
      @jonspell88 Před 5 lety +88

      I totally expected them to show up at the end. Bummer.

    • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
      @OfAngelsAndAnarchist Před 5 lety +3

      Then you need to get out dude
      That’s not a fun or happy statement
      I’ll pray for you

    • @fireheartstorm1409
      @fireheartstorm1409 Před 5 lety +17

      @@OfAngelsAndAnarchist r/woosh

    • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
      @OfAngelsAndAnarchist Před 5 lety

      fireheart storm I’m sorry i spend my time outside, not on reddit so I don’t even know what that means

  • @BulletBill64
    @BulletBill64 Před 5 lety +2764

    EU: where people complain about regulations
    US: where people die because of lack of regulations

    • @Ancor3
      @Ancor3 Před 5 lety +689

      People in the EU don't even complain about regulations. We generally assume that they exist for good reasons and the US proves us right every time.

    • @RoyalChiefsCollector
      @RoyalChiefsCollector Před 5 lety +10

      Ancor3 Whatever helps you sleep better at night...

    • @AndyD.21
      @AndyD.21 Před 5 lety +258

      @@Ancor3 Well people usually complain about EU in general without saing why exactly because they don't understand it

    • @BulletBill64
      @BulletBill64 Před 5 lety +214

      @@Ancor3 I know plenty of people who complain about EU regulations. Mostly farmers, fishermen and older people. And then there are the Brits who take it to the next level.

    • @Monocausal
      @Monocausal Před 5 lety +203

      The extent to which the US lobby can abuse their powers on the cost of the people are just insane for european standards. And when I see these TV ads from law firms running with the system to benefit from peoples misery...relentless pursuit of $$$ without regard for the people. But they sell it to you as freedom which actually means living a life being gangbanged by powerful corporations that make you depend on them.

  • @InfansDeAter
    @InfansDeAter Před 5 lety +2370

    An informative comedy show made me depressed but it did educate me on a subject so I am legally required to rate my experience as excellent.

  • @userasdf
    @userasdf Před 5 lety +780

    As a physician I've been complaining about this for years. Glad it's getting some attention.

    • @151daze
      @151daze Před 5 lety +17

      How you fix a broken heart fam

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F Před 4 lety +4

      Amen! It was the essure device that started bringing it to my attention.

    • @tony232cool
      @tony232cool Před 4 lety +2

      yea but 510K is how small companies with great products and of limited market size get approval and it is the only way it. innovation comes from small companies and startups not for established big companies. post market survelliance is more important. That is actually the only way to get rid of the bad apples while keeping innovation alive. FDA has to be strict on pms

    • @userasdf
      @userasdf Před 4 lety +16

      @@tony232cool Or have an independent body actually fund the tests to make sure a product is safe instead of waiting til thousands of people die who have no idea they're being guinea pigs for a new untested product.

    • @SamWinchester000
      @SamWinchester000 Před 4 lety +3

      @@userasdf That's the principle in the EU: Things (food, medical devices, whatever) may only be put on the market when it is intensively proved they are not harmful and every possible risk is eliminated or very little. In the US things are put on the market, although there could be many known risks, and only taken off again when these possible risks and critical incidents start to occur very much (speculating that the possible risks could not occur at all and then money for testing would have been "waisted"). I'm not claiming that there wouldn't be scandals in the EU, as well, of course there are, but this is a fundamental difference and the major reason while European people fought against TTIP, being afraid that American companies would sue European governments before international arbitration courts, founded by TTIP, for limiting their profit (considered as "demage") because of the intensive tests European law makes necessary.

  • @dorkmax7073
    @dorkmax7073 Před 5 lety +2813

    1:05 "You think they're coming to a post-Game of Thrones HBO?"
    Oof

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Před 5 lety +51

      John sure knows how to stick it to the man!

    • @KenshinUC
      @KenshinUC Před 5 lety +23

      i needed that comment from john oliver

    • @ahmedsherif1199
      @ahmedsherif1199 Před 5 lety +8

      Right where it burns

    • @gianniverschueren870
      @gianniverschueren870 Před 5 lety +55

      I'm glad to inform you they have reached out on Twitter saying they would love to be on the show. We may yet get to see Momz N Da Hood in all their glory

    • @markusorth5450
      @markusorth5450 Před 5 lety +8

      Got an actual belly laugh out of that one. Hope he keeps his gig.

  • @eastmanwebb5477
    @eastmanwebb5477 Před 5 lety +1637

    This man and his research team are national treasures. I wish they would start an academy to teach journalists how to present important information to the masses.

    • @samaraisnt
      @samaraisnt Před 5 lety +44

      It's called Integrity, and it can't be taught (outside of by your parents, who instill it).

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F Před 4 lety +48

      The grueling work that they did on the miss America pageant story was impressive. Because no one knows anything about those ppl, nor does anyone really care, but they found some interesting stuff.

    • @BeautifulCalligraphyServices
      @BeautifulCalligraphyServices Před 4 lety +3

      @Sharon Jensen You are so right. Those pens cost $5,000 each in the states. A regular marking pen, about $1 the most. There has to be a motivation for it!

    • @LiandaLudwig
      @LiandaLudwig Před 4 lety

      @Sara McNicholas Maybe if we ALL bombarded him with a request to cover electronic voting and how votes are fractionalized in the US he would listen? read about fractionalized voting at BlackBoxVoting.org

    • @LiandaLudwig
      @LiandaLudwig Před 4 lety

      @@parasguglani4270 He did NOT cover how they are doing the rigging using FRACTIONALIZED Vote counting. You should read about it yourself and then you wouldn't say "it's covered". It is definitely NOT!

  • @emilypoet25
    @emilypoet25 Před 5 lety +524

    I'm actually so pissed that Momz N Da Hood weren't actually there lmao

    • @Ruby-yb8kk
      @Ruby-yb8kk Před 3 lety +7

      They are to popular for this show

    • @grumpyotter
      @grumpyotter Před 3 lety +4

      Same! I was sadz

    • @DopeyDetector
      @DopeyDetector Před 12 dny

      Actually? Or actually actually because I actually actually actually think actually, that you're actually dopey

  • @cellperks7844
    @cellperks7844 Před 5 lety +495

    B:How to stop smoking?
    D: bullet in your head
    B: but its gonna kill me
    D: but its gonna stop you from smoking
    B: Excellent ✨

  • @Lollan91
    @Lollan91 Před 5 lety +3131

    The women: i'm in pain
    Them: but DiD yoU diE?! Then it's excellent

    • @sostinkinhappy
      @sostinkinhappy Před 5 lety +92

      That's pretty much what the argument is.
      Mesh manufacturer: So you have no native tissue left over the apex of your vagina, it eroded into your rectum, had to have it scraped from your sacrum, pubic bone, and obturator fossa using orthopedic tools, peeled of your bladder, extracted from your left uterine artery and now have massive nerve damage throughout your pelvis, bilateral pudendal nerve entrapment, calcification of your sacrospinous ligaments, and have been rendered disabled by the device but have no recurring prolapse, right?
      Patient: Correct.
      Mesh manufacturer: Excellent! It worked then.

    • @supermansuperman9066
      @supermansuperman9066 Před 5 lety +1

      OLIVER SHOULD GO BACK TO HIS COUNTRY AND EXPERIENCE THE SOCIALISM THAT RUNS MEDICINE. YES,IT'S MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL; ONLY IT'S ACTUALLY MEDIOCRE MEDICINE AND VERY, VERY LONG WAITING, PATIENTS. THAT'S WAY EVERY BODY THAT CAN, COMES TO THE U.S.A TO HAVE MEDICAL WORK DONE.

    • @hazukichanx408
      @hazukichanx408 Před 5 lety +33

      It's so great that companies are free to do their own studies by their own rules and not tell the people being convinced by the studies anything about how severely railroaded their participants were. Can never have too much freedom! Hey, let's also allow them to straight up lie to everyone with no conse... wait, they already have that freedom too, don't they.^^

    • @insidious611
      @insidious611 Před 5 lety +48

      @@supermansuperman9066 you should maybe give your shift key a break

    • @SteganDaMallion
      @SteganDaMallion Před 5 lety +3

      😂😂😂

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Před 5 lety +5249

    I didn't get pregnant, so I'm rating this episode as excellent.

    • @jessetorres8738
      @jessetorres8738 Před 5 lety +74

      Isn't that the rating all Lastweektonight episodes get though?

    • @froidesprit
      @froidesprit Před 5 lety +24

      Heh 69 likes

    • @sirius4k
      @sirius4k Před 5 lety +82

      I feel a crippling pain in my dick, but it hasn't fallen off, so I'm rating this comment as excellent.

    • @tyrannosaurusrex1840
      @tyrannosaurusrex1840 Před 5 lety +30

      You didn't get pregnant because it hurts too much? Sounds good to me!

    • @maximeprometheas
      @maximeprometheas Před 5 lety +28

      Funny, because while watching this episode I did get pregnant (oh, John...), which is why I'm also rating it excellent!

  • @TheSecondVersion
    @TheSecondVersion Před 4 lety +509

    Shakira should endorse a line of FDA-approved hip replacements
    "These Hips Don't Lie"

  • @carolinamurtha3102
    @carolinamurtha3102 Před 4 lety +315

    I’m on a John Oliver binge because I’m in the hospital recovering from having my colon removed, previous ostomy closed, had huge mesh placed and now have a new ileostomy. This may not have been the most comforting episode to come across 😅😳. Most necessary. Probably. Just not comforting 😔😖.

    • @myozbubble
      @myozbubble Před 4 lety +23

      I hope your surgery went well and this finds you well-healed and healthy.

    • @noahcarlton4625
      @noahcarlton4625 Před 4 lety +4

      Are you dear? No, then the new is excellent.

    • @grumpyotter
      @grumpyotter Před 3 lety +6

      It's been a year Caroline-are you doing okay?

    • @carolinamurtha3102
      @carolinamurtha3102 Před 3 lety +25

      @@grumpyotter hey, thank you for asking ☺️. The surgery was a huge success and I’m doing well. So well that my husband and I were able to welcome our first child together two months ago. It was totally worth it thankfully 😄.

    • @grumpyotter
      @grumpyotter Před 3 lety +9

      @@carolinamurtha3102 I'm so glad it worked out for you! Yay!

  • @TooMuchDad
    @TooMuchDad Před 5 lety +3443

    Nobody:
    John Oliver: Here’s another thing to be very worried about

    • @lilat8450
      @lilat8450 Před 5 lety +69

      him saying insulin pumps can malfunction and give you the wrong dose made me so paranoid

    • @natedavies954
      @natedavies954 Před 5 lety +26

      My friend works in a local doctor's surgery. I am damn sure making certain she watches and passes it on.
      Kind of important to know which devices they'll want to think twice about using.

    • @Bigcheifer
      @Bigcheifer Před 5 lety +1

      So true bruh

    • @FrancesScottFurryandFree
      @FrancesScottFurryandFree Před 5 lety +21

      @@natedavies954 90% of medical devices are never tested in human clinical trials before being sold. That's a number straight from a 2009-released report from the Government Accountability Office, after it studied the issue from 2003-2007. www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-190

    • @w49660
      @w49660 Před 5 lety +3

      @@lilat8450 mostly older models; those made in the last 5 years have had the software bug fixed and one manufacturer redesigned their infusion sets a few years ago to fix another issue: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/807791

  • @Gaawachan
    @Gaawachan Před 5 lety +1918

    Ah, America... where the health care system will bankrupt you by charging you for the privilege of maiming you with untested gear.

    • @flopunkt3665
      @flopunkt3665 Před 5 lety +25

      They also have issues with untested gear in several European countries

    • @beardedemperor
      @beardedemperor Před 5 lety +115

      @@flopunkt3665 Oh, well that makes it okay then

    • @flopunkt3665
      @flopunkt3665 Před 5 lety +27

      @@beardedemperor no, off course not. My intention was to raise awareness that this also happens a lot to people in European countries.
      Europeans have no reason to belittle the American healthcare system in that respect cause faulty medical implant are just as much of an issue in Europe. Anyone who follows the media in France or Germany for example is well aware of that:
      www.france24.com/en/20180929-french-pip-breast-implants-scandal

    • @beardedemperor
      @beardedemperor Před 5 lety +75

      @@flopunkt3665 Europeans (if the original poster is even European) have every reason to belittle the American healthcare system in this respect. It's a terrible system that's failing people horrifically.
      It's just that the protections in Europe also deserve criticism.

    • @flopunkt3665
      @flopunkt3665 Před 5 lety +16

      @@beardedemperor both systems need fixing ASAP in that respect.

  • @sergiomelendez285
    @sergiomelendez285 Před 5 lety +117

    wow, this main report really hit home for me.
    i had a hip replacement 10 years ago just when they were hyping metal on metal socketed implants. at the time i specifically asked my surgeon about them, and he explained at my age having an implant with a plastic liner was better because it had a bit more "give" - that body joints are not meant to have the precision of machine parts, and how plastic mimicked the cartilage and fluid layer evolution designed into our joints naturally. what was shocking to me now in retrospect is; at the time all the online hype had been manipulated to favor metal on metal, so clearly that company was paying someone to do a social media managed campaign.
    one of the arguments they used was metal on metal would last longer because there was no plastic liner to wear out - again my surgeon talked me down by pointing out two things; i was not a very active person nor had plans to become one, thus the plastic liner wearing out prematurely would be less likely, and second that plastic liners were a known commodity (with materials used improving over the years) that had been applied over the past 30 years, so it would be better that i had another hip replacement 30 years from now (it's a far less invasive procedure with faster recovery time - than it was a few decades ago), then take a chance on a new metal on metal design with no long term track record.
    yeah, i know... boy was i lucky i had this surgeon at that hospital, instead of some hack who made his fortune in medical device kick backs. i was long aware of the fda cleared versus approved distinction, because since college i had known to avoid penny stocks that had "invented" and marketing fda cleared gimmicks and ignore late night cabletv commercials advocating fda cleared well-being and exercise devices, many that were based on fda approved inventions from over 50 years ago. however it truly never had even occurred to me that any such products were also being used internally.

    • @ChaossX77
      @ChaossX77 Před 2 lety

      Hearing metal on metal should've given it away tbh.

  • @strain42
    @strain42 Před 5 lety +792

    In all fairness, I think if I start using "Did I wind up pregnant?" as my basis for whether or not something is excellent, I'll probably end up having a much more positive outlook on things.

    • @nicholasfarrell5981
      @nicholasfarrell5981 Před 4 lety +51

      Strain42 same here.
      Then again, I'm a guy, sooooooooooooo . . .

    • @probablypossessed2075
      @probablypossessed2075 Před 4 lety +15

      Underrated comment /and/ reply right here

    • @TheEmmakathryn
      @TheEmmakathryn Před 4 lety +29

      @@nicholasfarrell5981 i mean if you don't have a uterus but end up pregnant, something has gone horribly, horribly wrong..

    • @TheEmmakathryn
      @TheEmmakathryn Před 4 lety +3

      Wait, I am pregnant ... 🙁 ??

    • @CameronBrtnik
      @CameronBrtnik Před 4 lety +2

      lol great idea! :D

  • @ismaieladen4814
    @ismaieladen4814 Před 5 lety +2320

    America is the best material John Oliver could ask for as a comedian 😂

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Před 5 lety +103

      And the most deeply depressing.

    • @Shiva108
      @Shiva108 Před 5 lety +28

      @@couragekarnga8735 same difference

    • @theas9618
      @theas9618 Před 5 lety +177

      I swear to god, I’m watching this from Germany and I’m always so delighted by how many ways it is possible to die in the US.

    • @tommieklund267
      @tommieklund267 Před 5 lety +20

      @@theas9618 That's because US is most advanced society. Greetings from Finland.

    • @brovahkiin4302
      @brovahkiin4302 Před 5 lety +67

      @@tommieklund267 It's both the most advanced and somehow also the least advanced first world country. It always depends where you live/how much money you have.

  • @harald1990
    @harald1990 Před 5 lety +1917

    Wow! Corporate lobbying is preventing a solution! Who would have thought! 👏

  • @sistakia33
    @sistakia33 Před 4 lety +219

    Patient: Seriously not pregnant because my husband doesn't find my screaming "I think I'm dying!" a motivation for sex.

    • @probablypossessed2075
      @probablypossessed2075 Před 4 lety +5

      sistakia33 underrated comment

    • @TahtahmesDiary
      @TahtahmesDiary Před 3 lety +1

      👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😭

    • @user-fq4hj8yv2z
      @user-fq4hj8yv2z Před 3 lety

      Wait, wha?

    • @sistakia33
      @sistakia33 Před 3 lety +1

      @@user-fq4hj8yv2z I feel like it was funny when I wrote it but I can no longer remember why. Quite ironically I am in a lot of pain right now due to some issue with my hip!

  • @rovvy221
    @rovvy221 Před 5 lety +839

    Almost every issue brought up by John has one thing in common, lobbying and money in politics. END the broad* daylight corruption.

    • @rileychristensen3824
      @rileychristensen3824 Před 5 lety +2

      *Broad

    • @diegorivera6531
      @diegorivera6531 Před 5 lety +8

      There is active collusion of police and courts to keep these execs out of jail:
      sites.google.com/view/p2502-operationstubborndonkey/about-us/our-fight
      Arrest David Bradshaw and the rest of Cambridge Consultants bloody white collar criminals

    • @Elegant_Sausage
      @Elegant_Sausage Před 5 lety +16

      It's obviously getting so out of hand, its sickening how they talk about money like that. I feel like it's time to get out the guillotine...

    • @shnglbot
      @shnglbot Před 4 lety +11

      It's the profit motive, period. Money in politics is just a symptom. Money in business is the root of it.

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT Před 3 lety +5

      legalizing bribery was the worst thing US did.

  • @Maac32
    @Maac32 Před 5 lety +749

    My boy John just trolled me not even 5 minutes into the episode. What an absolute lad.

    • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
      @OfAngelsAndAnarchist Před 5 lety

      MrMac3232 your boy?
      And yet I strongly suspect you to be white as fuck
      Moron

    • @somebodyyouknow5290
      @somebodyyouknow5290 Před 5 lety +14

      @@OfAngelsAndAnarchist hate to break it to you but most of John's viewers are white.

    • @magnuserror9305
      @magnuserror9305 Před 5 lety +19

      @@OfAngelsAndAnarchist I take it u think white people cant say wut he said? If so that's racist pal.

    • @fireheartstorm1409
      @fireheartstorm1409 Před 5 lety +4

      @@OfAngelsAndAnarchist r/woosh

    • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
      @OfAngelsAndAnarchist Před 5 lety +1

      Somebody You Know that’s a funny assumption
      I wish you would see the irony
      Morons
      Speaking in Ebonics is yeah, black, moron

  • @Dave-bo8ry
    @Dave-bo8ry Před 5 lety +1101

    This video didn't make me pregnant so...
    Poor
    Average
    Good
    X Excellent

    • @SkuLLetjaH
      @SkuLLetjaH Před 5 lety +23

      It's been only hours, how can you be sure?

    • @Dayserking
      @Dayserking Před 5 lety +10

      Just wait a few weeks bruh

    • @InvaderTak176
      @InvaderTak176 Před 5 lety +10

      Lol if you feel burning down below that may be a side effect of watching this program. If you have ever experienced painful swelling, itchy crotch,hernias, 'does bruno Mars is gay?', apocalyptic visions, bad presidents, and a belief that the world will end please you could be entitled to a lawsuit..
      Please call this number 1800 US TRUCK, that's 100 US TRUCK. For more information....

    • @Melissa-qm2uz
      @Melissa-qm2uz Před 5 lety

      Didn’t get it

    • @arachnofiend2859
      @arachnofiend2859 Před 5 lety +12

      That was such a ridiculous argument; these women would be able to avoid pregnancy if they were blasted with radiation, that doesn't mean it was a helpful procedure for them.

  • @DepressinglyOptimistic
    @DepressinglyOptimistic Před 4 lety +139

    Had a gyno push me into using an IUD, had pain from the moment it was implanted and my gyno just kept telling me it would go away as I got used to it. 2 years later had a new urogyno who gladly removed it and found it was implanted without showing so in imaging.
    He told me he denies implanting all IUDs and removes 5-10 a month surgically. When I told him the pressure put on me to use it, he got my old gynos license pulled.
    My IUD was simply pulled out, I couldn't imagine it being implanted so deep to need surgery with the amount of pain mine caused.

    • @pandapower5902
      @pandapower5902 Před 3 lety +5

      Amen! IUD's often cause SO many complications including just pain, and it's for sure more common than acknowledged by the industry. there is a reddit threat with thousands of comments about it. Some women have had PTSD from their IUD, from the pain of just the insertion and they actually had to go to therapy for it! Gynos keep pressuring women to get IUD's too and people talk about that in the reddit thread too. It's so unethical! We shouldn't be pressured! And we should be real about the complications! Clearly doctors aren't informed enough about devices as this video shows. And some doctors don't like IUDs because they say they remove more than they insert. www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/kfakaa/we_need_to_quit_acting_like_iuds_and_birth/

  • @oneconfusedwolf
    @oneconfusedwolf Před 5 lety +63

    "There is absolutely no circumstance win which you should feel like there is sandpaper in your groin, apart of course for when a cat is going down on you." I died

  • @jessetorres8738
    @jessetorres8738 Před 5 lety +6487

    Was anyone else disappointed when Momz N Da Hood didn't perform?

  • @verve2831
    @verve2831 Před 5 lety +1735

    John has done so many crazy things that I just expected him to whip out Momz N Da Hood. Disappointed though.

    • @r3m221
      @r3m221 Před 5 lety +21

      Same

    • @tankgirlspetdragon9225
      @tankgirlspetdragon9225 Před 5 lety +5

      IKR!

    •  Před 5 lety +55

      All of those crazy guests were just buildup for this joke.

    • @Pow3llMorgan
      @Pow3llMorgan Před 5 lety +19

      Yeah nah. That psych was so master class I can only applaud it heartedly. It also gave me the best laugh John has given me in a long time.

    • @bekkayya
      @bekkayya Před 5 lety +1

      I was hoping for at least wax dummies of them

  • @tairneanaich
    @tairneanaich Před 3 lety +13

    As funny as the „Opossum“ bit is, warnings like that are actually great and I would have appreciated them for real

  • @thachronic100
    @thachronic100 Před 5 lety +133

    As an orthopedic trainee surgeon glad to see you mention the metal hips in your segment. Well researched and highly recommended

    • @sarcasticallyrearranged
      @sarcasticallyrearranged Před 4 lety +2

      So, what is recommended for a hip replacement?

    • @zoravar.k7904
      @zoravar.k7904 Před 2 lety +1

      @@sarcasticallyrearranged ceramic if you have the money or metal on plastic

    • @Alan-lh9jh
      @Alan-lh9jh Před 2 lety

      @@zoravar.k7904 I've heard metal on plastic is also problematic.

    • @zoravar.k7904
      @zoravar.k7904 Před 2 lety

      @@Alan-lh9jh A lot less so than metal on metal. But if you're young then definitely ceramics.

  • @scorpiusjones5436
    @scorpiusjones5436 Před 5 lety +479

    John Oliver and his staff are doing the lords work.

    • @lukegrattan820
      @lukegrattan820 Před 5 lety +1

      Nah, he's doing businesses work which is kinda the problem

    • @xerethas
      @xerethas Před 5 lety +24

      @@lukegrattan820 It's only a problem if you're the FDA or that smug ass doctor from the clip. Otherwise I can't even imagine how bitter you must be to shitpost on a video about lacking regulations for medical devices that affect thousands of people's lives.

    • @lemaygaming6952
      @lemaygaming6952 Před 5 lety +3

      @@lukegrattan820 ?

    • @pw7225
      @pw7225 Před 5 lety +4

      if lord existed and if he was good

    • @MindlessTube
      @MindlessTube Před 5 lety

      He just pointing out the obvious that every one all ready knows how corrupted the medical industry is, but no one really cares to do anything about it.

  • @KingQwertzlbrmpf
    @KingQwertzlbrmpf Před 5 lety +723

    It seems there is a common thread through pretty much all your episodes. Lobbying. You should do a show about Lobbying.

    • @makatron
      @makatron Před 5 lety +146

      All corruption in the US always goes back to money, lobbying is legal bribery.

    • @Marco_Onyxheart
      @Marco_Onyxheart Před 5 lety +36

      I'm pretty sure he already did an episode on that.

    • @TheP3NGU1N
      @TheP3NGU1N Před 5 lety +29

      czcams.com/video/Ylomy1Aw9Hk/video.html --- he has made one about it

    • @KingQwertzlbrmpf
      @KingQwertzlbrmpf Před 5 lety +43

      @@TheP3NGU1N That's congressional fundraising. Similiar, but not quite the same.

    • @Castdeath
      @Castdeath Před 5 lety +24

      Three Arrows had a nice segment on how Lobbying can pretty much delete democracy: czcams.com/video/FX8Iw37srmY/video.html

  • @marhabaiktara6133
    @marhabaiktara6133 Před 5 lety +393

    this is what happens when you slash public funding for (medical) research, weaken federal agencies (like FDA) and let the private sector run amuck.

    • @Elegant_Sausage
      @Elegant_Sausage Před 5 lety +16

      Regulations are needed! Wtf is happening

    • @darkstorminc
      @darkstorminc Před 4 lety +10

      Republicans

    • @bernadettesandoval3990
      @bernadettesandoval3990 Před 4 lety +4

      Uh no, this is what happens when you give government bureaucrats control of anything.

    • @killbillvol69
      @killbillvol69 Před 4 lety +7

      @@bernadettesandoval3990 The bureaucrats don't stop anyone from doing anything in this case, regardless of how harmful and/or reckless it may be. What is it they have control of here?

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F Před 4 lety +15

      If you have a congress who devalues regulation, and throws obstacles at every turn because of lobbyists, etc, then the FDA’s regulatory scope will be limited. When you hear some pundit or some politician talk about how regulation takes away jobs, THIS is what they’re talking about. We got to stop voting for people who keep selling that same nonsense about regulation being a bad thing.

  • @RhangDao
    @RhangDao Před 5 lety +399

    The warning was a really thoughtful touch, thank you LastWeekTonight
    Edit: Nevermind

    • @Chloe-ru2eb
      @Chloe-ru2eb Před 5 lety +34

      this is so funny i love the unintentional irony 10/10 beautiful comment

    • @probablypossessed2075
      @probablypossessed2075 Před 4 lety +11

      Chloe this comment and your reply combined gave me so much fear as a squeamish person oh lord

    • @agentv1240
      @agentv1240 Před 4 lety +3

      YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT Před 3 lety

      Good. Medical research shows that trigger warnings actually deepends the anxiety. Exposure from a safe enviroment (and if you are sitting in front of a screen watching this you are in a safe enviroment) is actually helpful.

    • @redcitadel9123
      @redcitadel9123 Před 3 lety

      RIP 💀

  • @dyllistan
    @dyllistan Před 5 lety +884

    He jabaited us with the Moms N The Hood

    • @Niddam_0
      @Niddam_0 Před 5 lety +17

      Them performing would be more of an end of episode thing

    • @FractalPrism.
      @FractalPrism. Před 5 lety +7

      im impressed jabaited has survived all this time

    • @arturoflash
      @arturoflash Před 5 lety +6

      @@FractalPrism. It'll survive till twitch goes away

    • @rotodexthepaleontologist2267
      @rotodexthepaleontologist2267 Před 5 lety +3

      I wanted to see Moms N Da Hood PepeHands

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 Před 5 lety +2

      @@arturoflash Twitch isn't going away, deal with it.

  • @Gyork_
    @Gyork_ Před 5 lety +199

    There's a netflix documentary exactly about this called "the bleeding edge" I suggest anyone that want a deeper dive in this subject to watch it.

    • @MegaMJoker
      @MegaMJoker Před 5 lety +24

      Actually they used its clip in this episode.

    • @soswovertherainbow
      @soswovertherainbow Před 5 lety +6

      sharing is caring ^_^

    • @kikilo9647
      @kikilo9647 Před 5 lety +3

      Thank you! I couldnt remember the name last night and the cases shown here are the same.

    • @cherrykotori
      @cherrykotori Před 5 lety +4

      Nothing has changed since the documentary was released. Unbelievable.

    • @1223artemis
      @1223artemis Před 5 lety +2

      The Bleeding Edge was excellent. Never knew how companies could get away with so much with no oversight.

  • @Taffoman
    @Taffoman Před 4 lety +47

    One guy called my country a nanny state. We do have a heavy government but holy fuck at least we regulate what companies can and can not do.
    Remember American friends, When something you guys have can't be import in to EU, there is usually a reason for that.

    • @DevineAbyss
      @DevineAbyss Před 2 lety +8

      I am German and from what I know we have the most traffic laws of any country on earth. We have complicated laws and regulations for everything! Sometimes it's seriously ridiculous!
      But almost all of them make sense in most cases and you can understand why they exist. Whenever I take one look at the USA, I know that rampant capitalism is a horrible idea and regulations are important. Do I sometimes complain about specific regulations because they are a bit overblown, aged or needlessly complicated? Sure! But do I want us to be unregulated like the USA? Fuck No!
      Somtimes I wonder how people can survive all the political corruption, greedy business practices and failing social structure (health care, university, pension). How is the US still standing?

    • @emilysmith2965
      @emilysmith2965 Před rokem +1

      It’s kinda not :/

    • @buahburke9912
      @buahburke9912 Před rokem

      2 reasons: God's waiting for people to get to their safe houses/missionaries working...it's not Time just yet.
      2. Trump did such a good job pulling us back from Obama-drama, reversing terrible policy, employment back up, inexpensive gas-we were in way better shape than Deepstate wanted, so throw Biden in...illegally. Now corrupt Bragg charging Trump for bs drama.
      I don't know why people listen to communist "news," that says TRUMP was "worse for OUR DEMOCRACY"- as Biden wrecking it as a weakling!

    • @DopeyDetector
      @DopeyDetector Před 12 dny

      Amerikkka is a 4th world country

  • @heliorussell3835
    @heliorussell3835 Před 4 lety +117

    "A little known serial killer "
    Buzzfeed unsolved fans, jazzing it: 👀👀👀👀👀👀

  • @riordan381
    @riordan381 Před 5 lety +1719

    🤣 I was excited to see Momz in da Hood.
    You disappointed me .

    • @j-hump7893
      @j-hump7893 Před 5 lety +15

      Me too :(. He got me.

    • @riordan381
      @riordan381 Před 5 lety +5

      🤣 39 likes
      I'm happy
      Thanks!!

    • @MDAli-zj1uc
      @MDAli-zj1uc Před 5 lety +1

      Xx

    • @supermansuperman9066
      @supermansuperman9066 Před 5 lety +1

      OLIVER NEEDS A MEDICAL DEVICE IN HIS BRAIN THAT CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF LIES HE SPEWS ABOUT POLITICS. THIS IDIOT NEEDS TO RETURN TO HIS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; THEN HE WOULD REALIZE HOW PRECIOUS AMERICA IS .

    • @PoAAres
      @PoAAres Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah he got me good, I bite that onion hard.

  • @BlakieTT
    @BlakieTT Před 5 lety +643

    "Post Game of Thrones HBO".
    Nice self-burn, Birdface. ♥

    • @emteeem2041
      @emteeem2041 Před 5 lety +12

      I’m sure you meant “birbface”😂

    • @Yuri92001
      @Yuri92001 Před 5 lety +2

      He's so bird like HE'S LITERALLY VOICING ZAZU THE DODO BIRD

    • @anidiotplayslivestream5206
      @anidiotplayslivestream5206 Před 5 lety +10

      @@Yuri92001 ... Zazu is not a dodo, my friend.

    • @chrisgarty
      @chrisgarty Před 5 lety +3

      @@anidiotplayslivestream5206 @Yuri92001, lol Red-billed hornbill. Because of course he has a page: disney.fandom.com/wiki/Zazu. And so does this guy: disney.fandom.com/wiki/John_Oliver. Perfect casting... ;)

    • @JosetteFret93
      @JosetteFret93 Před 5 lety +1

      Yuri92001 Zazu is a toucan. 😑

  • @HerHollyness
    @HerHollyness Před 4 lety +48

    I think I’d be wary of any ‘questionnaire’ where a representative from the company (nurse or otherwise) is standing over me telling me how to answer the questions. I mean, a question about the comfort of the device should obviously not be answered ‘Excellent’ if you’re in pain.

    • @Islacrusez
      @Islacrusez Před 3 lety +3

      I’d be doubly concerned about any form where the scale goes, in order, “excellent, good, fair, VERY GOOD, ...”

  • @UncooperativeMultiplayer
    @UncooperativeMultiplayer Před 5 lety +113

    Episode on medical devices and no catheter cowboy? The dragons gold runs dry indeed

  • @sully2932
    @sully2932 Před 5 lety +904

    Me: sets morning alarm
    John: “We’re going to talk about medicine”

    • @jaac7027
      @jaac7027 Před 5 lety +9

      I just fn did that. Ugh. Gonna be a long day tomorrow

    • @0averageamir0
      @0averageamir0 Před 5 lety +1

      Hayley Sullivan I literally just did this

    • @Shgn9
      @Shgn9 Před 5 lety +5

      Med students: Aw shit, here we go again

    • @yaboyjay7202
      @yaboyjay7202 Před 5 lety

      This calls for Chop Suey but you overslept
      czcams.com/video/7vObEK3Lbp4/video.html

  • @lepuslepus1108
    @lepuslepus1108 Před 5 lety +292

    I needed an opossum for the cat 🤣🙈🤣

  • @bakedpizzapie5375
    @bakedpizzapie5375 Před 4 lety +11

    My mom needed a hip replacement (she's had hip problems since birth), and after the surgery, she had MAJOR PROBLEMS. When they opened her up, her blood allegedly looked pitch black. She had another hip replacement to replace that one, but she still has pain in her hips and it still hurts for her to walk. Yes, it was DePuy. We're still waiting for the lawsuit to be settled so that we can be compensated. Thanks for reporting on this!

  • @jarretclement5162
    @jarretclement5162 Před 4 lety +10

    "And the /only/ thing you should ever learn from Facebook is: which of your friends has the ugliest baby."
    This might be my favorite (and truest) line from quite possibly my favorite show of all -time. At LEAST the best show currently airing.

  • @aurelius7778
    @aurelius7778 Před 5 lety +484

    You dirty Zazu! I was really ready for mom's in da hood! Not cool. Lol

    • @ookazi1000
      @ookazi1000 Před 5 lety +1

      I know right, I was excited: and then, I wasn't.

    • @michaelchenault3693
      @michaelchenault3693 Před 5 lety +2

      YES! That is exactly how I thought he was gonna wrap the segment. But Jane Krakowski is awesome at everything, so ok.

  • @alissacheck4194
    @alissacheck4194 Před 5 lety +424

    Eating breakfast and a new John Oliver video pops up.
    *Oh boy can't wait to enjoy this video with my Cheerios.*
    OPOSSUM

  • @katieoberst490
    @katieoberst490 Před 4 lety +22

    Metal rods saved my life when I had them implanted on my spine when I was 12. First, the surgery very nearly killed me. Second, the rods detached from my spine a year and a half later and poked through my back, and I had to have part of each rod removed. Lastly, in large part because of these complications, I've had debilitating chronic back pain every day since I was 16...coming up on 20 years now. I'm still alive, but my life is DEFINITELY not worth everything I've been through. Think long and hard (if you can) before getting implants. I can't have my rods removed now because the bone of my spine has grown around what remains fused to my spine. If you can survive and have a decent life without the implant, don't get it. If you can't, do tons of research before getting it implanted. Be safe.

  • @inakingston8849
    @inakingston8849 Před 2 lety +20

    And again I am more than happy that I live in Germany. When I triple-broke my ankle at a working accident, I got titan screws in it. Well, walking with those screws in my ankle with my tendons rubbing over the top of those sometimes hurt, but I got them out after the prescribed 12 month. It healed good and I still have those screws to remind me that working safe is more important than working fast. (I didn't had to pay for any of this because here it's reqiured by law that you have a health insurance.)

  • @vvsvlogsYT
    @vvsvlogsYT Před 5 lety +996

    I’m Momz In Da Hood’s biggest fan.
    You can’t do this to me, Johnathan.

  • @philipjang6842
    @philipjang6842 Před 5 lety +474

    i was so disappointed we didn't get to see momz in da hood

  • @Montesama314
    @Montesama314 Před 4 lety +36

    A quick reminder that while people are being told to complain about "big government," businesses would effectively do nothing to make sure you survive their products. Not without federal or other regulations slowing their sales. Patients being their own advocates is a scenario that's desperate and naive.

    • @katieoberst490
      @katieoberst490 Před 4 lety

      It's naive, but SO necessary!!!

    • @RichardX1
      @RichardX1 Před 8 měsíci

      The smarter companies would make sure you die slowly enough for them to get as much money from you as possible.

  • @powellcpr8747
    @powellcpr8747 Před 3 lety +3

    Working as a Firefighter/Paramedic I have been on numerous medical calls from medical devices causing problems like blood clots, stroke and cardiac arrest, something needs to change.

  • @heatherlynn1974
    @heatherlynn1974 Před 5 lety +270

    I almost had the essure put in and my OB/GYN talked me out of it. That was 10 years ago. I am now grateful he told me it wasn’t the best choice.

    • @drac124
      @drac124 Před 5 lety +30

      There is a Netflix documentary about essure. Go kiss you OB, cause that was the best advice ever! The stories are horrifying.

    • @Rabid_Imp
      @Rabid_Imp Před 5 lety +9

      Yes. Horrible stuff, but worth the watch since it covers this whole topic. Was called 'The bleeding edge' I think.

    • @mr.balloffur
      @mr.balloffur Před 4 lety +2

      I've had if for 15 years, not a problem.

    • @lessehead
      @lessehead Před 4 lety +5

      Just googled it...ughhhhhh. Thank God they stopped making it. I had enough problems with iud’s.

    • @blackswan1983
      @blackswan1983 Před 4 lety +1

      Same, glad I dodged that bullet!

  • @unepiccube9204
    @unepiccube9204 Před 5 lety +734

    "YOU THINK THEY WOULD COME AT A POST GAME OF THRONES HBO???"
    I cant

  • @sjgardner8313
    @sjgardner8313 Před 5 lety +66

    Wait. Aren't InfoWars and a mole person screaming at you in a subway tunnel the same thing?

    • @csmead209
      @csmead209 Před 5 lety +4

      Yes, actually.

    • @3Rayfire
      @3Rayfire Před 4 lety +2

      NO. Infowars is clearly not in a subway.

  • @MegaChickenfish
    @MegaChickenfish Před 5 lety +16

    Knowing the distinction between FDA approved/cleared matters is definitely one of those things you'd never guess without someone telling you. Like how there's like 10 different types of "fruit juice" with differing levels of actual fruit from 100% to _zero_ but they all get to have "fruit" in the name.

  • @2MeatyOwlLegs
    @2MeatyOwlLegs Před 5 lety +172

    The contrast between this and the episode about a japanese mascot really is weird. I love it

  • @sanitallica
    @sanitallica Před 5 lety +605

    Oh, I'm early! I'd better make a joke...
    ...US health care system.

    • @jackfinn8284
      @jackfinn8284 Před 5 lety +17

      yay we get to pay 5k to even get to the hospital lol politicians you really pranked us there

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace Před 5 lety +19

      Like 1/3 of americans, I don't really get it.

    • @AbadabaForever
      @AbadabaForever Před 5 lety +2

      Here in Russia it isn't much better. Health care itself is free. But medicine, most of the surgery, etc is not.

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 Před 5 lety +2

      It doesn't even exist!

    • @sebastjankrek1744
      @sebastjankrek1744 Před 5 lety +4

      Feels good to have a free health care system

  • @chrissyg1760
    @chrissyg1760 Před 4 lety +12

    I had a Depuy knee replacement done after surgery to remove cancer in my bone in 2017. 10 years later, the rod broke in half while I was walking. No one would take my case BC it wasn't part of a larger lawsuit case for cement issues or malpractice by physicians. I almost lost my leg, and will have to amputate when this replacement fatigues which doctors expect to be in 20 years. So I will be learning how to get around as an amputee at 50. Fun...

  • @YourLocalCatboy
    @YourLocalCatboy Před 4 lety +30

    DePuy's hips actually do lie.

  • @TheAgamidaex
    @TheAgamidaex Před 5 lety +165

    I needed OPOSSUM for that cat joke

  • @immortalsun
    @immortalsun Před 5 lety +342

    I’m genuinely curious about pillows and how they are soft.

    • @Erndea
      @Erndea Před 5 lety +19

      Weren't you paying attention? Because "Bye bye"

    • @mac533
      @mac533 Před 5 lety

      This is John Oliver. The pillows would be soft because they're filled with asbestos.

  • @AskGaurav
    @AskGaurav Před 5 lety +30

    Information is Everything. Take away from this video:
    Patients have to be their own advocates
    Three important questions you must ask...
    1.) Is there an alternative?
    2.) Can the device be removed if something goes wrong?
    3.) How long has the device been on the market?
    thanks John and team.

    • @ForrestFox626
      @ForrestFox626 Před 3 lety +1

      Don't forget, "Is the device FDA Approved?"

  • @ashstewart1221
    @ashstewart1221 Před 4 lety +8

    This feels like a summary of the documentary “the bleeding edge”
    Which is an excellent documentary that everyone should watch. I’m glad Oliver is bringing more attention to these issues

  • @captainasthma3388
    @captainasthma3388 Před 5 lety +358

    "You think they'd come into a post Game of Thrones HBO? They're MomZ in Da Hood, they've got better places to be!"
    That was a Savage Burn, Ser. There are Cleganes would kill for burns half so savage as that.

  • @bekind5738
    @bekind5738 Před 5 lety +242

    "The Bleeding Edge", is a great documentary on Netflix about medical devices.

    • @diegorivera6531
      @diegorivera6531 Před 5 lety +10

      Mr. Oliver thank you so much for breaking the silence on the botched Medical Device industry horrors. There are massive coverups and harassment programs that involve courts and police to keep this knowledge from the public. Many employees are under extra legal harassment, threats of litigation and criminal persecution for trying to protect patients. For example, those hip replacements by Depuy Synthes J&J, a client of a very shady consulting company, British Cambridge Consultants(snapped up by French Altran after former parent's Arthur D Little exec's got caught embezzling in the Enron era). Ongoing problems with titanium hips it are being covered up by the corrupt Boston courts and police who interfered with court hearings to protect Cambridge Consultants executives from having to perjure themselves in court. While railroading whistleblowers who spoke out about safety issues and were systematically retaliated by managers, then HR, then courts, then cops. There are serious questions about Depuys titanium hip implant strain sensor biocompatibility and efficacy that engineers were too frightened to speak about. Insulins injector studies compromised? Following this, Medrobotics fired a former CC engineer who forced them to invest in years of development to ensure patient safety over quick bucks for a throat-snake robot. (CC relayed threats to sue Medrobotics for "poaching" if this former CC engineer does not stop speaking about toxic CC retaliatory culture).
      Citizens Arrest for David Bradshaw, general manager of Cambridge Consultants for perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice! Bradshaws lie, patients die. If these Boston courts covered up Vatican's crimes against the most vulnerable, what's a few abused engineers? We swear an oath to protect public safety and wear an Iron Ring made from a collapsed bridge's girders as a reminder. On ides of March in 2018 a bridge collapsed in Florida just as they were railroading engineers in Boston. Frightened calls from project engineers warning of structural problems were briefly played on the news. And yes, when Boeng turned into a money factory, some bright exec thought an if statement can correct a stalling 737. How many whistleblowers did Boeng supress? Unite to Fight the corporate blight. Democracy in the Workplace, NOW!
      Learn more about corporate power abuse and what We The People can do to counter it:
      sites.google.com/view/p2502-operationstubborndonkey
      Thank you for breaking the silence Mr Oliver. Keep speaking truth to power, cause they won't let us.

    • @OneironauticalOne
      @OneironauticalOne Před 5 lety +5

      It was, all three highlighted devices, hips, mesh, IUD were covered in it verbatim. They must have been out of ideas..

    • @jodyherman2
      @jodyherman2 Před 5 lety +4

      Last week tonight getting lazy....

    • @Bonnie-cb7sq
      @Bonnie-cb7sq Před 5 lety +3

      I went right to netflix and watched the "The Bleeding Edge" documentary just because of the clip they show, A great watch thats for sure.

    • @jodyherman2
      @jodyherman2 Před 5 lety +1

      royal kweenie I few like they just made a summary of the documentary... I think they got lazy with this one

  • @Disgruntled_Fork
    @Disgruntled_Fork Před 4 lety +8

    I'd gotten essure done about ten years ago. It was wonderful, and I was beyond thrilled. My super heavy and long periods were suddenly significantly lighter to the point of being negligible and way shorter. Around seven years later, all of a sudden, I was getting sharp pains in my abdomen, and my periods started getting heavy again, but at least they didn't last much longer. I started google searching to see what could be wrong (ugh, I know, terrible idea), and found a Facebook group about all the problems with Essure. I had no idea that it had been recalled, and assumed that it was a fake, overly sensational group. But, I kept reading what other women were saying. Almost all of them were expressing the same symptoms I had, and they'd gotten it around the same time I had. Some had even gotten pregnant while still having the device in them! I haven't had any other issues (that I know of), but I often wonder what could be wrong that I don't know about, and am slightly appalled that I had to find out via a Facebook group.

  • @ninawernick6501
    @ninawernick6501 Před 4 lety +5

    My mom had a De Puy hip. She's headed for her second revision operation. It's hurt her so badly. The sadness and pain it's caused :(

  • @eh8772
    @eh8772 Před 5 lety +142

    This is like a recap of the Netflix documentary 'The Bleeding Edge.' This lax approval process is absolutely crazy .

    • @mayurrock2099
      @mayurrock2099 Před 5 lety

      Right.

    • @araelsdominguez
      @araelsdominguez Před 5 lety +3

      E H your dog is so cute

    • @advance512
      @advance512 Před 5 lety +1

      Came here to say this. I felt like I already saw this episode. Only the Opossums were new :)

  • @Skip6235
    @Skip6235 Před 5 lety +1365

    Welcome to “Late Stage Capitalism with John Oliver”

    • @brandondavidson4085
      @brandondavidson4085 Před 5 lety +51

      That's... yeah, that's the show pretty much. When he's not talking about idiotic dictators.

    • @HYPERBOWLER
      @HYPERBOWLER Před 5 lety +13

      Cause late stage socialism ends without electricity, and people starving in the street

    • @kaylak6034
      @kaylak6034 Před 5 lety +174

      @@HYPERBOWLER But that isn't what this is about now is it? Why can't people talk about how fucked capitalism is without someone going bUt SoCiaLiSm

    • @filmNFX1
      @filmNFX1 Před 5 lety +36

      @@HYPERBOWLER the irony is too much Jesus.

    • @brandondavidson4085
      @brandondavidson4085 Před 5 lety +57

      @@HYPERBOWLER That's communism, or complete government control of the economy in an autocratic state, like Venezuela and Russia. You think the people voted for that economic policy? Whereas in countries like Canada and Switzerland, it works fine as a democratic economic solution to modern welfare needs.

  • @courtneyadams1866
    @courtneyadams1866 Před 5 lety +9

    This reminds me of when I was getting the nexplanon implant. I asked my doctor "Is it true that this implant can increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy?" and her only reply was "Don't worry, you won't get pregnant."

  • @jrmiles5437
    @jrmiles5437 Před 5 lety +22

    HBO: So game of thrones is over and we’ve got all this money, what do we do?
    John Oliver: *Momz in da hood double studio album intensifies*

  • @nathanielanleitner9947
    @nathanielanleitner9947 Před 5 lety +203

    I appreciate the parallels in warning us about yucky stuff ex post facto

  • @shawnjohnson9763
    @shawnjohnson9763 Před 5 lety +15

    Reminds me of the old quote by Winston Churchill. "Just because nobody complains, doesn't mean the parachute always works."

    • @charlleedodson
      @charlleedodson Před 5 lety +1

      Shawn Johnson Well, if the parachute doesn’t work you’ll die, so of course you can’t complain about it. Frightening when you think about it

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn Před 5 lety +2

      @@charlleedodson Errr...I think that was the point.

    • @charlleedodson
      @charlleedodson Před 5 lety

      Mendicant Bias I know. But that’s exactly what these companies are doing

  • @ab07053
    @ab07053 Před 5 lety +2

    I don't know why I just love the way John almost cracks up on the words "who wasn't enjoying jazz enough" at 9:42.

  • @merissaj4518
    @merissaj4518 Před rokem +3

    "You think we want to work this hard?"
    Senior Writer Dan O'Brian: Yes.
    He has said about this job that he will do it "as long as they let me" 😊

  • @siobhand3899
    @siobhand3899 Před 5 lety +234

    There’s a Netflix documentary called “The Bleeding Edge” about this. This show actually used clips from the documentary

    • @4thPlayerFilms
      @4thPlayerFilms Před 5 lety +19

      Everyone should go watch this. As bad as this video makes the issue seem, it's still only scratching the surface.

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 Před 5 lety +4

      I assumed it was based on that, a few minutes in and a couple of things seem familiar.

    • @davidlooser5647
      @davidlooser5647 Před 5 lety +1

      I knew I've heard about it bevore. There was supridingly little new.

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 Před 5 lety

      David Looser it seemed like the introduction had more new content than the rest of the episode.

    • @bncoolc
      @bncoolc Před 5 lety +5

      Lucky for those who have Netflix and sense to watch documentaries otherwise the rest can rely on CZcams and John Oliver's show to shed light on some of this issues. I am not surprised by any of the information since the system is functioning as it is intended and the masses will just watch and accept this in defeat

  • @doctorecho3007
    @doctorecho3007 Před 5 lety +595

    Dammit John, I was about to sleep. Emphasis on was.
    Edit:
    Welp, time for sleep. Thanks for the cheese and bone oil, it will surely haunt my dreams.

    • @kimberlys8422
      @kimberlys8422 Před 5 lety +2

      SAME!

    • @hiphops8082
      @hiphops8082 Před 5 lety +1

      Keep this at 69 likes
      Edit: and it’s passed 69 likes

    • @kimberlys8422
      @kimberlys8422 Před 5 lety +4

      @@hiphops8082 Unfortunately it surpassed that in 8 minutes.
      Make it to 420 and it'll still be good.

    • @MadMaddin750
      @MadMaddin750 Před 5 lety +2

      ha, i just woke up :D good way to start the day

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Před 5 lety +4

      And I was about to credit the human race. Emphasis on was.

  • @Phourc
    @Phourc Před 5 lety +172

    "medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation."
    Let's just shorten that to "huge businesses lack regulation".

    • @anarchisttechsupport6644
      @anarchisttechsupport6644 Před 5 lety +2

      Terrible detail not covered? If there's bluetooth or wifi, it can be abused, hacked, hijacked by malicious actors.
      "Smart" insulin pumps? More like accidental assassins' tools.

    • @Phourc
      @Phourc Před 5 lety +2

      ​@wittyahole - And you don't think there's a middle ground there? If we're putting something inside a human being (assuming we value human life to some extent) not testing it at all like the devices in the video is probably not the answer. :P

  • @Thepersianpopinjay
    @Thepersianpopinjay Před 4 lety +2

    When I was about to get my PowerPort Implanted it was so reassuring to have the doctor tell me that they can easily check the function of the device to make sure its working, and that they could quickly go in and remove the device should something bad happen. I’m thankful to have a doctor (me manages most of my care) that is really open and honest about how treatments work and talking through the risks and benefits.

  • @xxXthekevXxx
    @xxXthekevXxx Před 5 lety +1037

    Me: “my watchdog ate my face”
    Them: “But there are no burglars in your yard”
    Me: “... You’ve got me there”
    X *_EXCELLENT_*

    • @sgbar
      @sgbar Před 5 lety +3

      lol

    • @OniSyphon
      @OniSyphon Před 5 lety +9

      Reminds me of Lisa "teaching" Homer specious reasoning.
      czcams.com/video/xSVqLHghLpw/video.html

    • @uguryigit7105
      @uguryigit7105 Před 5 lety +1

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      @joycegibson2437 Před 5 lety +1

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    • @joycegibson2437
      @joycegibson2437 Před 5 lety +1

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  • @andi255555
    @andi255555 Před 5 lety +71

    WE AGREED ON A SAFE WORD JOHN I TRUSTED YOU TO WARN ME

    • @Bowserslave
      @Bowserslave Před 5 lety +5

      Oh hell no I figured he was gonna do this. Glad for once I read the comments first b4 finishing the video.

  • @feynstein1004
    @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety +36

    I think the government should just establish an agency, call it Market Watch, and well, do exactly that: what John does right now. Analyze which industries aren't functioning properly and do segments on them every week.

    • @nobodys_winds6580
      @nobodys_winds6580 Před 5 lety

      Nah, the lobbying from all the shady industries are already too deep in the government. They'll never go for it and just ride it out until everyone forgets their mistakes

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety +1

      @nobodys_winds Damn, is the situation really so hopeless?

    • @nobodys_winds6580
      @nobodys_winds6580 Před 5 lety

      I'm not an American, admittedly, but I'm willing to vouch that, yes, the situation is THAT hopeless. It's not Brazil levels of corruption, and i could see the USA doing a 'Market Watch' like you suggested (albeit extremely non specific and filled with already public information), but in the end it's all about money, power, and control to these people.

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 5 lety

      @



      nobodys_winds Oh so it's hopeless but it's still not as bad as Brazil? Damn, makes me wonder how it is in Brazil.

    • @missmelodies52
      @missmelodies52 Před 5 lety +1

      (the government isn't necessarily there for the population's well-being)

  • @KatieCottingham
    @KatieCottingham Před 4 lety +3

    I was seventeen and poor, and they didn't bother to tell me or my Mom the risks of the hernia mesh. It's more than a decade later and it's frankly more painful than the hernia on many days. I have no options now, because I can't afford corrective surgery and recovery downtime.
    I watched this in tears because no one else talks about these things but hopefully it means someone else will have better access and awareness before consenting to a medical device surgery for themselves or their family.
    I hope that the staff behind these segments know they're doing more important work than many "legitimate" news outlets that often gloss over or quickly move on to other stories when it means shining a light on the conglomerates that make billions from hurting and killing people without remorse.

  • @briantwiss9078
    @briantwiss9078 Před 5 lety +42

    9:27
    When you watch a lot of Buzzfeed Unsolved and already knew what the Ax-Man of New Orleans was

  • @giordanobruno9106
    @giordanobruno9106 Před 5 lety +202

    Theme of most John Oliver pieces: the love of money is the root of all evil.

    • @aslinn346
      @aslinn346 Před 5 lety +19

      Welcome to late stage capitalism

    • @andrewmelnikov292
      @andrewmelnikov292 Před 4 lety +5

      Not really.
      Money are not "the root of all evil". Human ignorance is.
      The bottom line is, people need to be aware and control things to ensure everything is ok. Believing in goodness of human nature is inspiring, but it works much better when coupled with the consideration of the risks involved.

    • @sirius1696
      @sirius1696 Před 3 lety +3

      The problem is a system that prioritizes capital and capital accumulation above anything else

  • @angelinakodjabashia7416
    @angelinakodjabashia7416 Před 4 lety +152

    i’m gonna actually make a warning for all you squeamish people out there
    8:20 - 8:40
    18:10 - 18:13

  • @jasonhawke9007
    @jasonhawke9007 Před 5 lety +5

    This was great! My son relies on a medical device to live, its failed 10 times and he has had to have ten brain surgeries by age 11. Thanks for the informative yet entertaining video👍

    • @sumomaster9144
      @sumomaster9144 Před 5 lety +1

      Such a tragedy. Hope he gets better and live a fulfilling life. Stay strong

  • @verve2831
    @verve2831 Před 5 lety +383

    I need John's level of confidence where he wastes HBO's money and then unapologetically makes jokes about the network while being on the network.

    • @LouisSubearth
      @LouisSubearth Před 5 lety +19

      They have budget to spare after Game Of Thrones' revenue

    • @alexandercanella4479
      @alexandercanella4479 Před 5 lety +10

      @@LouisSubearth the opposite is true. AT&T stocks dropped after GOT ended. HBO has already lost many thousand subscriptions. They've predicted a loss of around 30% in that area.

    • @profshad3429
      @profshad3429 Před 5 lety +3

      Letterman did that too

    • @doesnotcompute3174
      @doesnotcompute3174 Před 5 lety +8

      Priyansi Singh He doesn’t waste any money, I assume it needs to be approved first. Besides, the revenue that the show makes clearly way overshadows their spending, which is why it’s been on air for this long.

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Před 5 lety +2

      Then you need to be British. They give zero shits.

  • @tacodias
    @tacodias Před 5 lety +126

    If it’s not approved for sale in the EU, don’t use it!

    • @granville7
      @granville7 Před 5 lety +13

      @tacodias: good rule of thumb. The approval process in the EU used to be different from the US. The thinking behind a '510k' clause is typical American. Let the companies settle with the consumer later if something went wrong. In the EU, the authorities wanted to prevent harm coming to the consumer in the first place, in the US private entities sue each other instead and this process is a substitute for government oversight. Unfortunately, the EU shifted to the US model in recent decades.

    • @666Tomato666
      @666Tomato666 Před 5 lety +14

      @@granville7 " Unfortunately, the EU shifted to the US model in recent decades." [citation needed]

    • @666Tomato666
      @666Tomato666 Před 5 lety

      @@granville7 " Unfortunately, the EU shifted to the US model in recent decades." [citation needed]

    • @sjoukjekarsten5397
      @sjoukjekarsten5397 Před 5 lety

      A Dutch television programm got an orange net approved as a vaginal mesh. So in this case I do not think the EU does a better job in protecting patients..

  • @EveryThingGirl238
    @EveryThingGirl238 Před 5 lety +11

    When he said mesh being put in for vaginal tissue, I had crossed my legs already knowing from that statement alot that is a bad idea.

  • @RamosDominicano
    @RamosDominicano Před 5 lety +11

    This episode was pretty much a recap of the Netflix documentary The Bleeding Edge, which they actually show footage of here. But John omitted a few of the craziest stories from that documentary, one being a doctor with a hip replacement and the women who suffered because of the mesh implant.

    • @willoww5663
      @willoww5663 Před 4 lety +4

      i'm glad he recapped it, the more it gets out there, the more ppl will see it...lives will be saved. i may need a hip replacement . i cannot tell you how glad i am i watched this

  • @hiphops8082
    @hiphops8082 Před 5 lety +146

    Ahhh yes! I love Previous 7 Day Period with Panicked Bird Man.

    • @LeafseasonMagbag
      @LeafseasonMagbag Před 5 lety +4

      Hip hops Did you know he will be playing Zazu in the upcoming Lion King?
      I think it might be type-casting

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Před 5 lety +7

      My new name for it is A Dose of Depression with Johnny Soulcrusher.

    • @hiphops8082
      @hiphops8082 Před 5 lety +2

      Leafseason Magbag Yes. Yes I did know this, and I’m extremely happy about it

    • @mercedes199x
      @mercedes199x Před 5 lety

      Apt alternate name

  • @nathanthom8176
    @nathanthom8176 Před 5 lety +32

    Seems like the best way to gauge whether the device your are going to have is safe is to see if it is allowed in countries with more stringent controls on medical devices.

    • @musaran2
      @musaran2 Před 5 lety +4

      This.
      When your system is SO bad, you might as well scrap it an use a foreign one until problems are sorted out.

    • @sostinkinhappy
      @sostinkinhappy Před 5 lety +1

      The trouble is most countries look to the FDA for their initial guidance on device clearance/approval. Fortunately, most other civilized countries eventually pull their heads out of medical device maker's backsides and ban the sale and use of dangerous devices. Take pelvic mesh, which is being called the largest medical disaster in women's health since Thalidomide in the rest of the world. The AU has even issued an official apology to women for not protecting them. The FDA? All of the pelvic meshes are STILL on the market except for mesh placed vaginally for pelvic organ prolapse. That is the ONLY one of the meshes the FDA required companies to stop selling because there wasn't enough safety data to warrant it's continued use . . . nearly 18 years after it was brought to market.

  • @jessxviola
    @jessxviola Před 4 lety +2

    As someone who has an Essure horror story, I was appalled by how much the issues had been buried. And because it couldn't be safely removed I was forced to have a complete hysterectomy before the age of 35. You would think that would help, but the metals from the device have caused chronic autoimmune issues that will be a problem for the rest of my life.

  • @RD-py9sv
    @RD-py9sv Před rokem +3

    I was taught a saying by one of my pain management nurse: "If you are sick long enough, you become half a doctor." Unfortunately, that's true. I've had to do my own research and advocate for treatment *constantly* just to get a diagnostic test done. (Spoiler alert: they still can't answer my questions about the reason I suffer unending chronic pain.)
    NEVER trust a doctor at their word, especially if they only present you with one option. The only way you're going to have progress in your health treatment is if you're doing everything to find your own options.
    Or money. They'll bend into pretzels for you if there's money crossing their hands.