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How Marty Makary’s FDA is embracing a more skeptical view of vaccines
FDA vaccine oversight is shifting, with increased scrutiny and mixed messaging sparking concerns among health experts.
COVID vaccine boosters called into question by FDA chief: ‘Void of data’
Dr. Marty Makary, chief of the FDA, has expressed doubts about the agency approving the COVID-19 vaccine for winter, stating ...
FDA commissioner: No major reorganization, just smart reforms
Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in ...
FDA chief looking at whether to approve COVID shots for next winter
The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that the agency is now looking at whether it will still approve ...
Hawley criticizes FDA’s Makary over having ‘no plans’ for abortion pills
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) criticized the new chief of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, on Thursday for ...
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FDA Alumni, Experts Call on Makary To Stand Up Against Agency’s Politicization
In a recent interview, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said there “should be nothing political about the FDA.” Recent actions ...
FDA Comm Marty Makary Highlights Importance Of RFK Jr's Food Dye Ban: 'Toxic Soup Of Synthetic...
On Tuesday, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary spoke about HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s ban on synthetic food dyes.
FDA chief says no current plans to restrict mifepristone access
Commissioner Marty Makary said he has no plans to change current policy to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, ...
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A Conversation With FDA Commissioner Marty Makary
Over the weekend, I reached out to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, to get comments for an Inside Medicine article in which current and former FDA staffers describe some concerns about ...
FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
There’s new uncertainty about updated COVID-19 shots this fall after the Trump administration’s handling of a shot from ...
FDA to rehire fired staffers who booked inspection trips, but other workers remain in limbo
The Food and Drug Administration is again trying to rehire some staffers who were recently fired amid mass layoffs at the ...