Statement of Dr. Zuckerman on FDA Commissioner Hamburg’s resignation -

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 […]

House GOP proposes changes for NIH, FDA -

By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun. January 27, 2015. House Republicans are considering significant changes to the way billions of dollars in National Institutes of Health grants are awarded to research institutions under a proposal intended to speed medical breakthroughs.

Morcellation devices: a surgical tool that can spread cancer? What you need to know -

By Anna E. Mazzucco, Ph.D. If you have uterine fibroids and are considering treatment or if you’ve heard about uterine morcellation in the news, this article will help you understand the issue. What are power morcellation devices?                 A power morcellation device is a small surgical tool which cut tissue into smaller pieces.  This allows […]

Medical company may be falling short of its patient safety ideals -

NPR. the Masima device company created a Patient Safety Movement Foundation but didn’t investigate reports that its devices harmed patients. “When a company refuses to respond in any way to the FDA other than to say that the FDA is wrong on every issue, that’s not very credible,” Zuckerman said. “Especially when users made complaints that the company’s product put patients at risk,” she said.