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Wash Post: New government panel's mission is to empower public with health-care knowledge

By Darryl Fears, Steven Lipstein was in New Delhi preparing for a hike in the Himalayas last month when his cellphone rang. A colleague at the Association of American Medical Colleges on the other end of the line told him he’d been selected by the Government Accountability Office to be vice chairman of the Patient…

Wash Post: New government panel's mission is to empower public with health-care knowledge

By Darryl Fears, Steven Lipstein was in New Delhi preparing for a hike in the Himalayas last month when his cellphone rang. A colleague at the Association of American Medical Colleges on the other end of the line told him he’d been selected by the Government Accountability Office to be vice chairman of the Patient…

Wash Post: New government panel's mission is to empower public with health-care knowledge

By Darryl Fears, Steven Lipstein was in New Delhi preparing for a hike in the Himalayas last month when his cellphone rang. A colleague at the Association of American Medical Colleges on the other end of the line told him he’d been selected by the Government Accountability Office to be vice chairman of the Patient…

Regulatory Science: A Biodefense Backlash?

By Michael McCaughan, Getting money for “Regulatory Science” is a key priority for FDA under Commissioner Hamburg . Her background in biodefense helped shake loose some money—but keeping it will rely on appeasing appropriators on the Hill. Securing funding for “Regulatory Science” has been a top priority for Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, highlighted most recently during…

FasterCures-The FDA “Must Have” Regulatory Science

By Margaret Anderson, Executive Director, FasterCures“…One thing is clear: if we are to solve the most-pressing public health problems we face today, said FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg last week in a speech at the National Press Club that outlined the agency’s vision for advancing regulatory science. These days it seems, each time anyone – government…

FasterCures-The FDA “Must Have” Regulatory Science

By Margaret Anderson, Executive Director, FasterCures“…One thing is clear: if we are to solve the most-pressing public health problems we face today, said FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg last week in a speech at the National Press Club that outlined the agency’s vision for advancing regulatory science. These days it seems, each time anyone – government…

FasterCures-The FDA “Must Have” Regulatory Science

By Margaret Anderson, Executive Director, FasterCures“…One thing is clear: if we are to solve the most-pressing public health problems we face today, said FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg last week in a speech at the National Press Club that outlined the agency’s vision for advancing regulatory science. These days it seems, each time anyone – government…

AP- FDA plans to collaborate with outside researchers to improve food, drug science

By MATTHEW PERRONE, The Food and Drug Administration must update its scientific tools for reviewing prescription drugs, medical devices and tracking food safety, according to a research plan laid out Wednesday by agency leadership. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the agency will spend $25 million in the coming year on collaborations with outside scientists from…

AP- FDA plans to collaborate with outside researchers to improve food, drug science

By MATTHEW PERRONE, The Food and Drug Administration must update its scientific tools for reviewing prescription drugs, medical devices and tracking food safety, according to a research plan laid out Wednesday by agency leadership. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the agency will spend $25 million in the coming year on collaborations with outside scientists from…

AP- FDA plans to collaborate with outside researchers to improve food, drug science

By MATTHEW PERRONE, The Food and Drug Administration must update its scientific tools for reviewing prescription drugs, medical devices and tracking food safety, according to a research plan laid out Wednesday by agency leadership. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the agency will spend $25 million in the coming year on collaborations with outside scientists from…