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New Advisor to FDA Chief Pushed Back on COVID Policies
Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD, who was named a special assistant to new FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, previously opposed ...
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Physicians Committee Applauds FDA Commissioner Makary’s Leadership on Phasing Out Animal Testing in Favor of Human-Relevant Methods
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new ...
RFK Jr. warns FDA staff of ‘deep state’ in all-hands meeting
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned Food and Drug Administration staff about the influence of the “deep state” on the agency.
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Trump's FDA head Marty Makary calls 'soul care' essential to health, warns spiritual needs often 'neglected'
President Donald Trump s newly confirmed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Dr Marty Makary, emphasized that soul ...
Kennedy, in private speech to FDA staff, calls agency a ‘sock puppet' for the industry
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a speech Friday to Food and Drug Administration staff, derided their past ...
RFK Jr. says FDA has become a ‘sock puppet’ in meeting with staff
The Food and Drug Administration has become a “sock puppet” of the industries it regulates, Health and Human Services ...
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FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs in what it calls a ‘paradigm shift’
The move comes after lawmakers sought to force the agency to update regulations that would allow alternatives to animal ...
RFK Jr. calls FDA a 'sock puppet' for industries in private speech to agency staff
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at ...
Kennedy Accuses F.D.A. of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies
The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address ...
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Drs. Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, and a Cruel April Fool’s Day
One NIH staffer described Bhattacharya’s note as a “thank you and can’t wait to work with you email ... in the middle of the ...
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Marty Makary
Marty Makary is the new commissioner of the FDA under President Trump, an agency that he has a history of criticizing and which is now facing sweeping layoffs. Health secretary Robert F.
FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The Food and Drug Administration is finalizing plans to replace some of the employees it laid off with contractors, three FDA ...