Washington Post/Associated Press, January 19, 2011. Diana Zuckerman, President of NCHR, is quoted asserting that the FDA’s plans about medical devices mean that the public has lost.
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FDA’s Device Changes Defer Biggest Issues
Reuters, January 19, 2011. Diana Zuckerman, NCHR president, is quoted criticizing the FDA for backing down from plans to tighten approvals on medical-devices.
Read More »Playing with the Band
New York Times, January 12, 2011. Diana Zuckerman, NCHR President, weighs in on the debate about gastric lap bands, a surgery to help patients lose weight.
Read More »Maryland Woos Away Top Deputy at the FDA
The Washington Post, January 5, 2011. Joshua M. Sharfstein, the second-in-command at the Food and Drug Administration, is leaving that post after less than two years to become Maryland’s top public health official, Gov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday.
Read More »Panel Votes to Expand Surgery for Less Obese
New York Times, December 3, 2010. A federal advisory panel Friday endorsed an expansion of the use of Allergan’s Lap-Band stomach-restricting device to patients who are less than severely obese. Where’s the long-term data?
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