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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.

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After Years of Criticism, FDA Tries to Step Up Oversight of Medical Devices

ConsumerAffairs, October 27, 2016. Diana Zuckerman, President of the National Center for Health Research, said about the FDA’s new site soliciting allegations of abuse in the medical device industry: “[W]ill it make a difference? Will the FDA finally stop treating device companies like their favorite customers and remember that patients and consumers are their most important customers? …More importantly, will FDA finally decide that they will no longer allow device companies to ignore patient safety?”

Public Can Report Medical Device Problems at New FDA Webpage

Star Tribune, October 25, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set up a new webpage where the public can report allegations of regulatory misconduct against medical device makers and marketers. “This is a good idea, but the question is: what resources will the Center [for Devices and Radiological Health] devote to this to ensure that the allegations of misconduct are followed up and dealt with accordingly?” asked Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research.

Obama on Obamacare: This Law ‘Has Done What It Was Designed to Do’

POLITICO, October 21, 2016. The president’s hour-long speech on Thursday — his most extensive comments on his signature health law in months — was wonky, feisty and overtly political.

Bamboozled: Action in NJ to Ban ‘A Clear and Present Danger’ to Babies

NJ.com, October 20, 2016. A host of consumer safety and public health organizations have called for stronger action on dangerous supplemental mattresses, including NCHR.

With Overactive Bladder, Drug Companies Helped Create $3 Billion Market

MedPage Today, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 15, 2016. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research noted there is another factor arguing against the use of drugs to treat overactive bladder. “All of these drugs have the potential for serious risk,” she said. “So what’s the actual benefit? To weigh that against risks that can be serious, it’s pretty unimpressive.”