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.

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Spectrum

By Diana Zuckerman

3 July 2018

5 min read

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

People with autism already have access to experimental treatments; the new law could make that access more dangerous.

Spectrum

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

By Diana Zuckerman

3 July 2018 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Diana Zuckerman

1 December 2016

6 min read

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

A new bill threatens to lower the scientific standards that have made the Food and Drug Administration's approval the gold standard worldwide.

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

By Diana Zuckerman

1 December 2016 | 6 min read

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