Bloomberg News, November 9, 2022: Valisure is a small lab that found carcinogens in Zantac, sunscreen, shampoo, sanitizers, and other products. NCHR asks: Why isn’t FDA doing these routine impurity tests? Too cozy with industry?
Read More »News That Quotes Us & Our Work
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A Special Report: Can Breast Implants Cause Chronic Disease?
HealthCentral, October 25, 2022: This excellent review from HealthCentral.com quotes breast implant patients, NCHR and other experts responding to new FDA warnings and troubling research. We explain the research evidence of risks of breast implant illness and lymphoma and point out the misleading denials of risk by plastic surgeons.
Read More »FDA approves first ALS drug in 5 years after pleas from patients
Washington Post, September 29, 2022: FDA approves new ALS drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease despite NCHR and other experts’ criticisms that the drug’s effectiveness is questionable and FDA evidence standards should be higher.
Read More »ALS drug gets rare second review
Matthew Perrone, AP: September 7, 2022 (This AP article was published in numerous newspapers and media outlets across the country) A closely watched experimental drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease got an unusual second look from U.S. regulators on Wednesday, following intense pressure to approve the treatment for those with the fatal illness. Patients and their […]
Read More »Trump Covid Report Stirs Calls for FDA to Rebuild Public Trust
Bloomberg Law, August, 26, 2022 A House report detailing coordinated attempts by Trump White House officials to influence the FDA’s pandemic response underscores the need for more transparency at an agency that’s facing historically low public trust, health policy analysts say. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said this week that advisers to former President Donald […]
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