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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.

FDA Agrees with WHO, Links Breast Implants to Rare Cancer: How Worried Should Women Be?

Forbes, March 22, 2017. The FDA says it now agrees with the World Health Organization that such cases of ALCL cancer are linked to the breast implants

Right to Try National Law Would Exploit False Hope

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.

What If Ryan Gets His Wish and Trumpcare Becomes Law

MedPage Today, March 14, 2017. The Republican’s repeal and replace bill, American Health Care Act, cleared two congressional committees and the Congressional Budget Office released its scoring report, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc) says passing the GOP plan is a make or break issue Congress. So it is time to ask the pundits: what will happen if this bill becomes law?

Trump’s FDA Nominee Spurs Concerns About Drug Approvals, Off-Label Promotion

Bloomberg BNA, March 14, 2017. President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FDA is spurring concerns about drug approvals and off-label promotion.

Trump Picks Scott Gottlieb to Serve as FDA Commissioner

Bloomberg Politics, March 10, 2017. While Gottlieb has focused on easing regulations, he “understands the agency and has some respect for it,” Diana Zuckerman, NCHR president, said in an interview before the news that Gottlieb is the leading candidate.