FDA, Makary and Senate

Dr. Marty Makary advances out of key committee in bid for FDA confirmation
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Marty Makary passed a key committee vote on Thursday morning.
Senate committee advances Makary to become new head of the FDA
Marty Makary is one step closer to becoming the head of the Food and Drug Administration. On March 13, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Senate panel OKs Makary’s nomination as FDA commissioner
Committee voted Thursday to advance Marty Makary’s nomination as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He will likely be confirmed in the full Senate. Makary, a prominent surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University,
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,
Ashley Moody presses Marty Makary on Chinese vapes during FDA confirmation hearing
Speaking during the confirmation hearing for Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody honed in on a problem she tackled in her previous job as Florida’s Attorney General: dangerous, and illegal, Chinese vapes.
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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.
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Marty Makary, often wrong as pandemic critic, is poised to lead the FDA he railed against
COVID contact tracing, one said. Closing schools, another said. Vaccine mandates, a third said. When Marty Makary’s turn ...
Top FDA Lawyer Resigns Two Days After Appointment Announced
The US Food and Drug Administration’s top lawyer resigned on Thursday, two days after her appointment was announced, the ...
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Altimmune to study obesity drug in alcohol use disorder, following Eli Lilly
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What to Know About Marty Makary, Trump’s Pick to Lead FDA
If confirmed, Makary would run one of the nation's leading health agencies, overseeing the regulation of food and drugs.
Makary’s moment in HELP awaits
Dr. Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FDA, will face the lawmakers standing between him and Senate ...
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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, ...
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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 ...