Chicago Tribune, May 22, 2011. In an article on faulty heart valves, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, questions the financial interests of those proposing risky regulatory changes.
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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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 they can be sold in the US, instead of after they are causing harm.
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