Trump’s picks to run FDA and NIH win approval from Senate’s health committee
Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.
Trump's pick for NIH director clears committee, heads to full Senate vote
A Senate committee voted Thursday morning to advance Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Institutes of Health, in a 12-11 party-line vote.
Bhattacharya’s nomination as NIH director advances in Senate
The Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to approve Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday. He now faces a glide-path to
Who is Dr. Jay Bhattacharya? Trump’s pick to lead the NIH faces Senate confirmation hearing
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed Covid lockdowns, is set to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday for his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the National Institutes of Health.
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The NIH and FDA nominees are surprisingly strong
Watching last week’s confirmation hearings for Jayanta Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, respectively, I was struck by how normal the candidates were.
Trump’s pick to head NIH did not follow the COVID herd
The fallout of school lockdowns will be felt for decades. But the Beltway establishment, in a frenzy, wanted to keep America at home.
FDA Lawyer’s Exit Convinced Senator to Advance Director Nominee
The resignation of a top US Food and Drug Administration lawyer helped convince Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, a member of a key US Senate panel, to advance the nomination of FDA commissioner nominee Marty Makary,
Senate HELP Committee Advances Trump NIH Director And FDA Commissioner Nominees For Full Senate Vote
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee held an executive session to advance the nominations of Jayanta Bhattacharya to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Marty Makary to be Food and Drug Administration.
Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
President Trump’s nominees to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a key Senate committee largely along party lines Thursday, paving the way for a full floor vote to confirm them.
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Jay Bhattacharya’s Confirmation Hearing Was an Embarrassment for Democrats
Senators who once denounced the NIH nominee’s ideas as “fringe” had nothing to say about pandemic lockdowns, mandates, or ...
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Paul Thacker relitigates criticisms of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington Declaration
"Journalist" Paul Thacker defends Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington Declaration by rehashing the same old ...
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Altimmune to study obesity drug in alcohol use disorder, following Eli Lilly
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Jay Bhattacharya’s confirmation hearing: A masterclass in why the NIH needs reform
Stanford University professor Jay Bhattacharya appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for his confirmation hearing as the next director of the National ...
Jay Bhattacharya's Confirmation Hearing Proves the Lockdown Skeptics Won
Trump's nominee for NIH director once stirred major controversy for criticizing lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closures ...
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Trump’s NIH Pick Advised South African Group That Claimed There Was No Covid Pandemic
Weeks into the Covid pandemic, a South African named Nick Hudson, who describes himself as an actuary, private equity ...
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Trump Administration Pulls CDC Nominee Dave Weldon at Last Minute
As Marty Makary and Jay Bhattacharya sail through the Senate health committee vote, Weldon's confirmation hearing is canceled ...
At the NIH, Intolerance Will No Longer Be Tolerated
Jay Bhattacharya has spent years railing against the National Institutes of Health. What happens when he runs it?