Everyone wants to find a cure for cancer, but some medical researchers are exaggerating the effectiveness of the treatments they study. In some cases, information about side effects and other risks are downplayed as well.
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, millions more Americans can now afford medical care that relies on devices like CT scans, cardiac implants or joint replacements. Our nonpartisan research center just released a report indicating that the device industry is thriving in the two years since the tax went into effect.
The Wall Street Journal: FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg will step down at the end of March, and we point out this is a dangerous time for a change in leadership.
Statement of Dr. Diana Zuckerman, President Cancer Prevention and Treatment Fund February 5, 2015 Commissioner Hamburg has been a strong voice for public health and her resignation is a major loss at a dangerous time for the FDA. The 21st Century Cures proposed legislation represents a frightening assault on the agency and the safety of […]
January 29, 2015 The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Burwell: We are writing to affirm the public health importance of applying the new product provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) to products […]