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.
Read More »News That Quotes Us & Our Work
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Trump Is Promising To Lower Drug Prices, But Experts Doubt It Will Happen
BuzzFeed, May 11, 2018. “The action plan is too vague. Better negotiation of prices could mean almost anything,” Diana Zuckerman, president of the nonprofit National Center for Health Research, told BuzzFeed News. Focusing on out-of-pocket patient expenses instead of lower prices for the drugs themselves will lead to higher health insurance costs, she said.
Read More »Questions Raised About Study Of Device To Ease Opioid Withdrawal
NPR, May 3, 2018. NPR reports that the “Bridge” treatment for opioid withdrawal is not proven to work and we say it should be taken off the market.
Read More »Jackson Troubles Shine Light on a Fact of Washington Life: Sleeping Pills
Politico, April 25, 2018. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician who is battling to save his nomination to be the secretary of veterans affairs, regularly handed out the sleep drug Ambien and the alertness drug Provigil to West Wing officials traveling on overseas flights. NCHR president says that behavior shouldn’t be allowed at the VA where quality of health care is an essential responsibility.
Read More »US Regulators Float Ideas for Boosting Medical Device Safety
The Associated Press, April 17, 2018. The FDA announced a plan to improve the oversight of medical devices. NCHR president explains that the new standards are still inadequate and safety strategies are still years away from being effective.
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