Modern Healthcare, May 1, 2017. “If you really want to make the most of medical funding, for NIH or for anybody else, it needs to be a steady stream of funds,” NCHR President said. “The problem is, what about next year? These are not one-year grants.”
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With a Resume That’s Both Asset and Liability, Scott Gottlieb Preps for FDA Confirmation Hearing
Stat News, April 5, 2017. As his confirmation hearing opens Wednesday for the post of FDA commissioner, Gottlieb’s past experience consulting pharmaceutical executive on how to get through the FDA is an asset but also a concern.
Read More »FDA Proposal Would Lower Requirements for Some Moderate-Risk Devices
Bloomberg BNA, March 24, 2017. FDA announced that hundreds of new, moderately risky medical devices will no longer need to be tested before being sold in the U.S. NCHR President points out the risks this causes for patients and their doctors.
Read More »FDA Agrees with WHO, Links Breast Implants to Rare Cancer: How Worried Should Women Be?
Forbes, March 22, 2017. The FDA says it now agrees with the World Health Organization that such cases of ALCL cancer are linked to the breast implants
Read More »What If Ryan Gets His Wish and Trumpcare Becomes Law
MedPage Today, March 14, 2017. The Republican’s repeal and replace bill, American Health Care Act, cleared two congressional committees and the Congressional Budget Office released its scoring report, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc) says passing the GOP plan is a make or break issue Congress. So it is time to ask the pundits: what will happen if this bill becomes law?
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