Vinay Prasad Is My Former Student and Friend. His Departure From FDA Is a Loss for American Medicine

Big Pharma Demolishes Vinay Prasad for His Honesty

Prasad came to the Food & Drug Administration in May, hoping to set high, evidence-based standards for new medicines. He didn't even last three months. The industry's power has never been clearer.

Vinay Prasad is my former student and friend. His departure from FDA is a loss for American medicine

A version of this piece first appeared in Sensible Medicine. Vinay Prasad, Marty Makary, and Adam Cifu, among others, were founding members of Sensible Medicine. Prasad and Cifu also co-authored a 2015 book, “Ending Medical Reversal.” After news came out that Vinay Prasad would be leaving the Food and Drug Administration, my colleague John M. Mandrola, a cardiologist and contributor to Sensible Medicine, wrote, “Mainly, I am sad.”Read the rest…

Prasad departs FDA; Merck cuts $3B in costs; Trump renews call for 'most favored nation' plan; and more

Welcome back to Endpoints Weekly! I’m excited to be back after taking a couple weeks off to get married. Without further ado, let’s jump into this week’s headlines. Our team reported on Vinay Prasad’s departure ...