Kaiser Health News, April 6, 2018. Pharmaceutical companies gave at least $116 million to patient advocacy groups in a single year, reveals a new database logging 12,000 donations from large publicly traded drugmakers to such organizations. Even as these patient groups grow in number and political influence, their funding and their relationships to drugmakers are little understood.
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Work Week Gone to the Dogs? How Bringing Fido to Work Will Fix It
Metro US, April 2, 2018. Working alongside a dog can have some amazing effects on your psyche that can help you be more productive at work because dogs can help relieve stress and can give you a reason to take a break.
Read More »Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI
MedPage Today, March 28, 2018. If a doctor sells a cure to a disease, the FDA can warn them to stop, but the agency only has jurisdiction if research is involved. NCHR president explains that this loophole has existed for years and that it’s harming patients.
Read More »At White House Meeting, Video Game Industry Denies Role in Gun Violence
WJLA, March 8, 2018. NCHR president explains to WJLA that violent video games can inspire violence, but access to guns is the biggest issue because the most harm is done when kids have access to weapons.
Read More »FDA Proposes Allowing Medical Device Makers to Summarize Malfunctions
Star Tribune, February 24, 2018. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal to let medical device makers summarize complications caused by medical devices instead of filing a report for each incident has kicked off a debate over safety. NCHR and patient and public health advocates say this would keep too many details secret.
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