ProPublica, June 26, 2018. As pharma companies underwrite three-fourths of the FDA’s budget for scientific reviews, the agency is increasingly fast-tracking expensive drugs with significant side effects and unproven health benefits.
Read More »News That Quotes Us & Our Work
We are often quoted in major newspapers and magazines, and on well-respected TV shows, radio programs, and websites where we share our opinion on issues that matter to you and your health. Stay up to date on health news and our take on it by reading the articles in this section.
Lasik Surgery Can Have Little-Known Life-Changing Complications
Legal Reader, June 19, 2018. Lasik Surgery has few known risks, but those that exist are life-threatening. What are the effects of the surgery, and how can patients know the risks before getting the surgery?
Read More »Lasik’s Risks Are Coming Into Sharper Focus
New York Times, June 11 2018. Dr. Diana Zuckerman is quoted on the danger of medical devices such as the lasers used in lasik surgery. She warns that patients often aren’t given clear info about complications of medical devices and the FDA isn’t requiring useful safety data.
Read More »Breast Implant Illness: Two Metro Women Say Implants Caused Years of Complications
WHO TV, May 21, 2018. TV news reporters are discovering that women have been harmed by their breast implants, and the women get better when the implants are removed. When women speak up it helps other women.
Read More »Opinion: Morning Exams Should Not Be So Early
Technician, May 13, 2018. The most prominent issue with very early exams is that, even if a student went to bed extremely early in preparation, odds are that they will still suffer from sluggishness and tiredness come exam time. NCHR published an article listing some of the various effects early wake-up times have on students, which include loss of focus and concentration and poor emotional health, which can horribly impair the exam performance of even the most prepared of students.
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