March 15, 2024: NCHR provided testimony at the Presidential Advisory Council Meeting on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance. We advised that AMR research should move away from using pathogen-specific metrics and focus on patient-centered metrics. This will help to improve our current understanding of the clinical significance of resistant and nonresistant bacterial infections.
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NCHR Testimony in Support of HB1147 for the Maryland House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee
February 28, 2024: NCHR provided written testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee in support of HB1147, a bill to prohibit the sale and installation of playground surfaces that contain levels of lead, PFAS, or PAH chemicals.
Read More »NCHR Written Testimony in Support of HB457 for the Maryland House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee
February 16, 2024: NCHR provides written testimony to the Maryland House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee to support HB457, which requires transparency regarding all new artificial turf and infill installation, use, reuse, recycling, and disposal. This information would enable communities to make informed decisions about artificial turf that take into account how long it lasts and its impact on the environment.
Read More »Comments of National Center for Health Research on USPSTF Draft Research Plan for BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing
February 14, 2024: NCHR supports USPSTF BRCA-Related Cancer research plan but recommends evaluating the impact of how risk information is explained in genetic counseling & treatment options. Our primary concern is providing short-term and long-term risk information and absolute risk and benefit statistics as well as relative risks and benefits.
Read More »NCHR Comment- Menu Labeling: Supplemental Guidance for Industry (Edition 2)
The FDA recommends that chain restaurants publish information on calories and added sugars on standard menus and also on third-party platforms such as Grubhub and Ubereats. NCHR agrees with FDA’s plan to improve info available to consumers but urges the agency to make these recommendations mandatory to ensure the compliance needed to provide useful health information to consumers.
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