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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.

Letters to Annie: Why Did This Healthy Young Woman Die in Her Sleep?

There’s a new mystery unfolding online regarding birth control (like Yaz!), and reading it could save your life or the life of someone you know.

What Are the Unexpected Dangers of Medical Devices

NPR, May 24 2018. Dr. Diana Zuckerman is interviewed by an NPR podcast about medical devices. Listen and read how most devices do not have to be proven to be safe or effective by the FDA before being put on the market and into use.

Breast Implant Illness: Two Metro Women Say Implants Caused Years of Complications

WHO TV, May 21, 2018. TV news reporters are discovering that women have been harmed by their breast implants, and the women get better when the implants are removed. When women speak up it helps other women.

Opinion: Morning Exams Should Not Be So Early

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.

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.