Politico, March 29, 2022. On March 30, FDA holds a highly anticipated advisory committee on neurological drugs to discuss a drug from Amylyx that aims to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dr. Diana Zuckerman told Politico: “Did the FDA schedule an advisory committee meeting to placate patient advocates and other political pressure in the hope that the advisory committee would vote against it? Or is the FDA really considering approving it?”
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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.”
Read More »Less Adderall, More Weed
Chronicle of Higher Education, February 28, 2022: Adderall, a stimulant medication often prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, has been misused as a “study drug” on college campuses for years. According to the latest available annual national study, medications such as Adderall reached a 10-year low among college students in 2020.
Read More »High Praise, Condemnation for CMS Aduhelm Coverage Plan
Medscape Medical News, February 16, 2022: Medicare has received a key endorsement and considerable support for its plan to restrict payment for the controversial Alzheimer’s disease drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) — but also drew pleas from other groups for more generous reimbursement of the drug.
Read More »She’s the reason Arizona has a law requiring surgeons to warn patients about the dangers of breast implants
Arizona News 12 NBC, February 22, 2022: Will this new law help women considering breast implants make informed medical decisions? The FDA took a step in the right direction but will doctors accurately inform their patients?
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