Diana Zuckerman is president of the National Center for Health Research, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C.
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National Center for Health Research
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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.
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Diana Zuckerman
3 July 2018 | 5 min read
Why the 21st 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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Diana Zuckerman
1 December 2016 | 6 min read
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