Diana Zuckerman

President
National Center for Health Research

Diana Zuckerman is president of the National Center for Health Research, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C.

From this contributor

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How the new U.S. ‘Right to Try’ law could harm people with autism

By Diana Zuckerman
3 July 2018 | 5 min read
Spectrum

Why the 21st Century Cures Act could be disastrous for medicine

By Diana Zuckerman
1 December 2016 | 6 min read

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