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In a first, the Senate confirms a new CDC director
Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's ...
FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the ...
RFK Jr. Taps Drug Chief From Revolving Door He Vowed to Close
The appointment of a seasoned pharmaceutical executive, George Tidmarsh, to run the FDA’s drug center underscores the ...
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FDA names next CDER director in biotech vet George Tidmarsh
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., has made his pick for the next director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra processed foods, dietary guidelines, and expedited drug and ...
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From Expertise to Empty Chairs: The FDA’s Self-Inflicted Crisis
While FDA Commissioner Marty Makary emphasizes learning and humility, the FDA has systematically removed the very experience ...
Makary ally named to key FDA drug post
Dr. George Tidmarsh, a Stanford pediatrics adjunct professor and former pharmaceutical executive, is FDA Commissioner Marty ...
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Top FDA vaccine official rejected broad use of Covid-19 shots ...
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use of two Covid-19 vaccines, newly released documents show.
Drug official’s retirement sparks worry at FDA
Curay, the acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, internally announced her retirement Monday.