July 10, 2018. DC Nonprofits write to DC Officials about the dangers of artificial turf and playgrounds. Both environmental and health concerns are discussed, and officials are advised to stop the usage of this kind of turf around children.
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FDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market
ProPublica, June 26, 2018. As pharma companies underwrite three-fourths of the FDA’s budget for scientific reviews, the agency is increasingly fast-tracking expensive drugs with significant side effects and unproven health benefits.
Read More »Lasik Surgery Can Have Little-Known Life-Changing Complications
Legal Reader, June 19, 2018. Lasik Surgery has few known risks, but those that exist are life-threatening. What are the effects of the surgery, and how can patients know the risks before getting the surgery?
Read More »Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus
New York Times, June 11 2018. Dr. Diana Zuckerman is quoted on the danger of medical devices such as the lasers used in lasik surgery. She warns that patients often aren’t given clear info about complications of medical devices and the FDA isn’t requiring useful safety data.
Read More »NCHR Co-Signs Letter of Support for Patient Advocacy Transparency Act
March 8, 2018 The Honorable Claire McCaskill United States Senate 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC, 20510 Dear Senator McCaskill: We welcome the Patient Advocacy Transparency Act, which will expand the Physician Payments Sunshine Act to include disclosure of pharmaceutical and medical device company payments to advocacy organizations, professional societies, and other third parties. […]
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