Caroline Bradford

NCHR Comments on the MDUFA V Commitment Letter

April 21, 2022: NCHR would like to express our substantial concerns with the overall process as well as the shortcomings of the Commitment letter.

NCHR Comments on the Proposed 2022 Center for Disease Control (CDC) Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

April 11, 2022: We commend the CDC for their continued efforts to reduce opioid use. However, we are very concerned that the impact of the Box 1 Guideline as currently written will be very harmful to patients.

Covid Booster Costs Spur Calls to Shift From Free Jabs for All

Bloomberg Law, April 11, 2022. The U.S. Covid-19 vaccine funding may have to shift from a model of free shots for all to one in which the government only subsidizes boosters for targeted populations, public health analysts say. Annual Covid-19 boosters for all Americans , would cost billions of dollars each year .“Given the much greater expense of Covid boosters compared to flu shots and the time needed to revise and manufacture Covid vaccines, we need to hope we won’t need annual shots,” said Diana Zuckerman, founder and president of the National Center for Health Research.

Narrow Aduhelm Coverage Sparks Debate Over Viability of Future Treatments

Politico, April 9th, 2022. The Biden administration’s contentious decision to only partially cover Aduhelm could reach well beyond the world of Alzheimer’s drugs, potentially affecting efforts to develop treatments for devastating diseases. “it was a defining moment for the White House and they passed with flying colors,” said Diana Zuckerman, the president of the National Center for Health Research. It “has sent a message to industry and to patient groups, and also to the FDA, that the standards had gotten too loose.”

Bella Hadid regrets getting a nose job at 14. How young is too young for plastic surgery?

USA Today, March 21, 2022: Model Bella Hadid regrets getting a nose job at 14. USA Today asks NCHR’s Dr. Diana Zuckerman how young is too young for plastic surgery, and we explain how it depends on the situation but that teenagers are unlikely to make the best decisions and parents need help from surgeons to say “let’s wait.”