
Nicole Fisher, is a Senior Contributor at The Federalist, the founder and CEO of HHR Strategies, a health and human rights focused advising firm. She is also a senior policy advisor on Capitol Hill and expert on health reform, technology and brain health - specifically as they impact vulnerable populations. Fisher curates a monthly international dinner series, “A Seat at the Table,” bringing to-gether thought leaders for an off-the-record discussion of moving health policy and planning forward. She also runs the nonprofit Global Brain Health Coalition and is pursuing a doctoral degree in health policy at the University of North Carolina.
Her writing has appeared in numerous journals and publications, and her talks can be found on the United Nations website and various news outlets. Before pursuing her PhD, Fisher earned her master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri. Her health care and policy work at those institutions emphasized underserved populations, women’s and children’s issues, and brain health. She serves on several boards for domestic and international health organizations and frequently speaks on health reform, innovation, human rights, and the context surrounding health.
Because we are learning new information about the virus every hour of every day, this is not the time to think that your age or outward appearance of health is going to protect you.
This cancelation marks the first time in history the NCAA basketball tournament has not taken place since its inception.
After weeks of battling SARS-CoV-2, what does this new categorization actually mean? More importantly, how is it going to change your life?
Schools and universities around the world have been forced to rethink the ways students and learning should move forward in the wake of coronavirus.
At the age of 77, former NBA Commissioner David Stern has passed away, according to the National Basketball Association, following a brain hemorrhage he suffered in December.
Thursday morning, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar held a joint press conference about scientific research into marijuana.
Without any known health benefits of fluoride to babies, and with known potential harms, expectant mothers would do well to decrease or limit the amount of fluoride they consume.
Democrats find abolishing private health insurance more controversial than making taxpayers pay for all abortions and for the care of illegally present foreigners in the U.S.
Despite dedicated time for all 10 Democratic candidates to lay out a plan or set themselves apart in the 2020 presidential health debate, nothing of substance came from the first night.
A new study suggests that when our brain works harder to read or write something, the better we recall the information. Enter Sans Forgetica!
An estimated 5 million adults and 1 million children used homeopathy in the past year. Those who practice it believe microscopic amounts of natural substances can stimulate natural healing.
In the United States, antimicrobial resistance causes more than 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year—the equivalent of a Boeing 747 crashing each week.
Despite ample reason to believe that faith in a higher power is associated with improved health, very little is still known about the effect religion has on the living body.
A study from the National Institutes of Health found that children who consume two hours of media a day have lower thinking and language scores on tests than peers who didn’t.
Testing is not a cure. Therapies are not a cure. Would you really want to know if you are going to develop Alzheimer’s disease?
He believes the marijuana’s current classification inhibits research for medical advancements that include cannabis and cannabinoids.
According to a report in 2017 by the International Trade Union Confederation, at least 1,200 foreign workers had died in Qatar since it was awarded the World Cup in 2010.
Very few lawsuits against opioid makers were brought by victims or their families. Instead, they are being filed by cities, state’s attorneys general, and even Native American tribal councils.
There has been no change in black-white disparities over between 2006 and 2015, and women’s increasing age during pregnancy is only a part of the equation.
The administration proposes changing the FDA’s name to the ‘Federal Drug Administration,’ making clear that its focus will solely be on drugs, devices, biologics, and tobacco.