Chicago Tribune and 21 other newspapers, March 16-20, 2017. All terminally ill U.S. patients already have a right to try experimental drugs. The proposed new law is much more dangerous to all patients, and not just those facing fatal illness. Here’s why.
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What Does It Mean to March for Women in 2017?
The BMJ, January 24, 2017. Did the Women’s March on Washington, across the US, and in major cities around the world have anything to do with medical care? Yes and no.
Read More »A Major Shortcoming in the Public Health Legacy of the Obama Administration
American Journal of Public Health, December 16, 2016. The Obama Administration has been a strong voice for many public health issues, including tobacco control, childhood obesity, and reproductive health. The Affordable Care Act is also a major accomplishment. But, under the same administration, the FDA caved into political pressure by approving medical products based on lower standards of scientific evidence. What will happen going forward?
Read More »Why the 21st Century Cures Act Could Be Disastrous for Medicine
Spectrum News, December 1, 2016. Why would anyone vote against “cures,” especially “21st century cures?” Here’s why many health policy and consumer advocacy groups — including the National Center for Health Research — strongly oppose the bill and are asking senators not to pass the bill next week.
Read More »Patients Increasingly Influence the Direction of Medical Research
NPR, November 28, 2016. “The bad news is that so much of patient input is involving patients who are working with or who are recruited by drug companies,” cautions NCHR’s Diana Zuckerman.
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