July 15, 2025: NCHR submitted written comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in support of the proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling, recommending stronger, clearer labeling requirements, especially for young children. They suggested additional testing to ensure consumers understand and benefit from the labels, including those with limited literacy or English proficiency.
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PDUFA VIII Statement of Dr. Amanda Berhaupt, Health Policy Director of NCHR
July 14, 2025: NCHR presentation at PDUFA July 2025 user fee meeting focuses on including patients and consumers in negotiations with FDA and industry and adding metrics to ensure post-market safety and meaningful clinical outcomes for prescription drugs.
Read More »FDA Panel to Revisit Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Politico; July 15, 2025: This article describes the FDA panel on the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for menopause: breast cancer, heart disease,stroke, dementia. Zuckerman points out that the panel is one-sided, ignoring data on risks and not allowing public comments from patients or experts to ask questions or describe studies indicating cancer and other serious risks.
Read More »MIT Technology Review: Meet Jim O’Neill, the longevity enthusiast who is now RFK Jr.’s right-hand man
MIT Technology Review July 1, 2025: HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill wants unproven medical treatments to be very widely available and HHS to focus funding on longevity research so that those who can afford them can live much longer. This could include areas at sea or in states that are not subject to FDA safeguards. What will happen to the millions of Americans who need healthcare for diseases they already have?
Read More »NCHR Comments on AHRQ’s Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Adolescents
The following written comment was submitted by the Health Policy Director, Dr. Amanda Berhaupt at The National Center for Health Research’ (NCHR) to the Agency of Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ requested comments on the protocol for the Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by […]
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