US EditionSenate confirms Marty Makary to lead FDA
- Dr. Marty Makary has been confirmed as the new head of the Food and Drug Administration by the U.S. Senate with a 56-44 vote.
- Makary has raised concerns about vaccine mandates, advocating for natural immunity and flexible vaccine requirements for some workers.
- Reshma Ramachandran stated that Makary is known for caring about evidence and transparency regarding health issues.
- Makary will face pressure to change drug regulations under his leadership, amidst scrutiny over the FDA's recent advisory committee meeting cancellations.
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Senate confirms new leaders of FDA and NIH
The Senate has confirmed Dr. Martin Makary as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health, installing two critics of the medical establishment to influential posts.
Senate Confirms Trump Nominees for His Make America Healthy Again, Finance Agenda
The Senate has been working this week to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees essential to his agenda on health care and finance. Those nominees, though less high-profile than Cabinet members, will play leading roles in the Trump administration. The week saw the confirmation of two nominees important to Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda—Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Marty Makary to …
Senate confirms Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary to escalate war on science and public health
As the scientific community reels from Trump’s war on science and public health, what is being put in place is a regime of faith-based medicine, conspiracy-driven policy, and corporate subservience.
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