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Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its ...
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How Marty Makary’s FDA is embracing a more skeptical view of vaccines
You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — When Marty Makary was tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration, public health experts hoped the Johns Hopkins physician would ...
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FDA Commissioner pick Makary pressed by Senators on vaccines
Dr Martin Makary at Senate HELP Committee nomination hearing. Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Dr Martin Makary, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FDA, faced a grilling today by the Senate ...
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With Dr. Marty Makary in power, the FDA’s future comes slightly more into view
A month into his new role as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Marty Makary’s approach ... something that we say frequently) Dr. Makary appoints a science-driven professional ...
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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announces three new hires in leadership team
Zeta served as a senior adviser to the commissioner during the first Trump administration, when Stephen Hahn was FDA commissioner. He helped lead the ... Commissioner Marty Makary start to ...
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Hawley criticizes FDA’s Makary over having ‘no plans’ for abortion pills
Josh Hawley (R-MO) criticized the new chief of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, on Thursday for ... Republicans and Democrats on the Senate health committee grilled the former ...
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How will FDA changes reshape drug approval in 2025 and beyond?
Former commissioner Robert Califf posted on LinkedIn, “The FDA as we’ve known it is finished.” Over 200 biotech leaders signed a letter to Senate ... commissioner Marty Makary says that ...
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Josh Hawley Calls on FDA to Restrict Abortion Pill Based on Bogus ‘Study’ from Right-Wing Org
In March, Dr. Marty Makary was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Food and Drug Administration—but not before squirming through his hearing when asked about medication abortion. He said he had ...
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FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary leads push to ban artificial food dyes by 2026
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary says the move is part of a broader effort to create a healthier food environment for kids. April 25, 2025 ...
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A Conversation With FDA Commissioner Marty Makary
Over the weekend, I reached out to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary ... FDA commissioner? Makary: I had a lot of emotions doing my last operation at Hopkins the day before my Senate confirmation ...
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FDA chief says they're looking at whether to approve COVID shots for next winter
As you know, we have a bunch of applications for those booster shots," FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett. Makary said many health care ...
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STAT+: How Marty Makary's FDA is embracing a more skeptical view of vaccines
WASHINGTON — When Marty Makary was tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration, public health experts hoped the Johns Hopkins physician would shield the agency from the vaccine criticism of ...