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As a respected nonprofit health research center, our views are often quoted in the media, including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and websites. We also write articles and blogs for a number of different and highly respected newspapers, magazines, and popular websites, and we are published in prestigious medical journals and health policy publications. We frequently express our policy views in letters to government officials and public comments to federal agencies and we sometimes release statements or press releases on newsworthy issues.

Please e-mail info@center4research.org or call 202-223-4000 with your inquiries. We can assist you with scheduling interviews with the NCHR President, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, and other experts on our staff.

Data Raises Questions On FDA Oversight

Chicago Tribune, May 21, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, encourages the FDA to reevaluate the regulatory process for medical devices.

Heart-Valve Rings Slip Through FDA Loophole

Chicago Tribune, May 22, 2011. In an article on faulty heart valves, Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, questions the financial interests of those proposing risky regulatory changes.

Medical Device Recalls: Get it Right the First Time

Archives of Internal Medicine, February 14, 2011. Dr. Rita Redberg, Chief Editor of “The Archives of Internal Medicine”, agrees with Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President of the National Research Center for Woman & Families, that the public deserve better protection from unsafe medical devices.

FDA Seems to Take Light Approach to Allergan and Lap-Band

LA Times, February 22, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, criticizes the FDA’s recent approval of the lap-band surgery for the less obese; there is not sufficient evidence to ensure the safety of this procedure and the time to ask for better research is before you say yes.

FDA OKs Lap-Band Surgery For Less Obese Folks

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 2011. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families, weighs in on the debate about lap-band surgery; she disapproves of the FDA’s recent approval of this procedure for the less obese.