July 30, 2014. The National Center for Health Research strongly supports the SWEET Act introduced by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). Today, sugary beverages represent the largest calorie source in an American teen’s diet — and the largest calorie count for many adults as well. The SWEET Act is the first step towards helping curb this trend.
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Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition Comments on Expedited Access for Premarket Approval Medical Devices
July 22, 2014. As members of the Patient, Consumer and Public Health Coalition, we do not support the draft guidance for the “Expedited Access for Premarket Approval Medical Devices Intended for Unmet Medical Need for Life Threatening or Irreversibly Debilitating Diseases or Conditions.”
Read More »Letter to Congresswoman DeGette Expressing Concerns About 21st Century Cures
June 23, 2014. As members of the Patient, Consumer, and Public Health Coalition, many of whom have worked with your staff for years, we are writing to express our concerns that you have not worked with us in your role as a leader in the 21st Century Cures project.
Read More »Lawmakers Respond to Advocates’ Concerns About Innovation Initiative
FDA Week, July 17, 2014. Lawmakers appeared to respond to concerns that the House Energy & Commerce Committee is receiving a one-sided, industry-backed patient perspective as part of its 21st Century Cures Initiative by soliciting comments July 11 from other groups and calling for a balance between the push for more expedited approvals and public health safeguards.
Read More »NCHR Testimony at the Advisory Committee on Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services
July 8, 2014. Racial and ethnic minorities are rarely included in sufficient numbers in clinical trials used as the basis of FDA approval of drugs and medical devices. And yet, these are the medical products that all patients — including millions of people of color — rely on.
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