Are these high-risk implants studied on Whites only? Mostly younger white men? Groundbreaking study of high-risk medical devices finds lack of information for patients who are women, people of color, and over 65 years of age.
Read More »Our Research & Training
We conduct research on the safety and effectiveness of medical products such as Alzheimer’s drugs, cancer drugs, and medical implants and devices used for a wide range of health problems, such as heart disease and joint replacement. In addition to the free information on this website and on www.stopcancerfund.org, we also publish articles in major medical journals and health policy journals.
These are the summaries of studies we’ve done, and here are the articles we’ve published in medical journals and health policy journals in the last few years.
Patient Advocacy Workshop Reports
2015-2017. Patient advocates from across the country joined us for training to learn more about the FDA process and how patients can have their voices heard.
Read More »Can the FDA Help Reduce Drug Prices or the Cost of Medical Care?
American Journal of Public Health, November, 2017. In a guest editorial by NCHR president Dr. Diana Zuckerman, she questions whether the FDA’s plan to get generic drugs on the market more quickly is enough to make prescription drugs – and health insurance—affordable.
Read More »Software-Related Recalls of Health Information Technology and Other Medical Devices: Implications for FDA Regulation of Digital Health
The innovation of medical IT has the potential to save lives, but even a small “glitch” can harm patients. Our study found hundreds of recalls of flawed devices that affected millions of patients. Examples include electronic medical records that provide info about the wrong patient and “physician support” devices that miscalculate the dosage of medication. But the FDA is set to deregulate these devices.
Read More »Study Explains Why So Many Cancer Drugs Don’t Work
JAMA Internal Medicine, November 29, 2016. Why do some drugs stop cancer from growing within a few months and even make it begin to shrink, but ultimately don’t seem to help the patient live longer?
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