NYC NPR, May 10, 2021: President Biden wants a new agency within NIH to “end cancer as we know it.” Dr. Diana Zuckerman explains to NPR that EPA needs to do more to help prevent cancer.
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Teens are worried about wrinkles. Here’s how Gen Z is helping to fuel a beauty boom
CNN, May 6, 2021: While teens are increasingly spending time and money to prevent wrinkles, experts are concerned about the premature demand for more invasive treatments.
Read More »To Stay: Two More Cancer Indications With ‘Dangling Approvals’
Medscape News, April 29, 2021: Two more cancer indications that had been granted accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are going to stay in place, at least for now. This was the verdict after the second day of a historic 3-day meeting (April 27–29) and follows a similar verdict from day one.
Read More »Can California’s public universities mandate COVID-19 vaccines?
Monterey Herald, April 26, 2021: Dr. Diana Zuckerman and Robert Kaplan address the possibility of mandatory vaccinations at California public colleges and strategies to ensure policies can withstand legal choices.
Read More »Conflicts Galore: Upcoming Accelerated Approval Cancer Panel Includes Many Industry Relationships
Pink Sheet, April 21, 2021. Six members of the FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee had conflicts of interest requiring waivers to participate in the agency’s April 2021 meeting to review whether 3 cancer drugs should have their indications for late-stage breast cancer, bladder cancer, and gastric cancer removed from the market due to lack of evidence that they are effective.
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