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As a respected nonprofit health research center, our views are often quoted in the media, including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and websites. We also write articles and blogs for a number of different and highly respected newspapers, magazines, and popular websites, and we are published in prestigious medical journals and health policy publications. We frequently express our policy views in letters to government officials and public comments to federal agencies and we sometimes release statements or press releases on newsworthy issues.

Please e-mail info@center4research.org or call 202-223-4000 with your inquiries. We can assist you with scheduling interviews with the NCHR President, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, and other experts on our staff.

Medical Device Recalls: Get it Right the First Time

Archives of Internal Medicine, February 14, 2011. Dr. Rita Redberg, Chief Editor of “The Archives of Internal Medicine”, agrees with Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President of the National Research Center for Woman & Families, that the public deserve better protection from unsafe medical devices.

FDA Seems to Take Light Approach to Allergan and Lap-Band

LA Times, February 22, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, criticizes the FDA’s recent approval of the lap-band surgery for the less obese; there is not sufficient evidence to ensure the safety of this procedure and the time to ask for better research is before you say yes.

FDA OKs Lap-Band Surgery For Less Obese Folks

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, weighs in on the debate about lap-band surgery; she disapproves of the FDA’s recent approval of this procedure for the less obese.

Risky Medical Devices Untested In Patients Account For Many Recalls

NPR, February 14, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, expresses her surprise at her study’s findings, that the vast majority of medical devices later recalled as high-risk or potentially deadly were never tested on humans or animals.

FDA Reviews Medical Device Approval Process

CBS News, February 14, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman and Dr. Steven Nissen agree: the FDA needs to enforce more stringent standards for medical devices to ensure that they are safe before entering the market.