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.
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2018 Foremother and Health Policy Hero Awards Luncheon
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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 »What is to Blame for Youth Violence? What Did We Know in 2001 That Is Still True Today?
Youth Today, January 2001. The first-ever Surgeon General’s report on youth violence was recently released by Dr. David Satcher, a Clinton appointee who still holds his position in the Bush Administration. The report hardly made a ripple in the public debate, but what caught our attention was the press reports regarding what wasn’t in the report, rather than what was.
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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