Opinion
Comment: What promise to ‘review the data’ could mean for health
All of this echoed the position taken by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his confirmation hearings, where he said that Trump had asked him to “review the data” on the ...
Anti-abortion lawyer pushed out of FDA after Republican senator’s pressure campaign
Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden ...
Scientist whose work led FDA to ban food dye says agency overstated risk
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden's term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in ...
Dr. Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid? It’s not an absurd idea.
You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges. Click here to ...
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Snubbed Vaccine Committee Members Lament FDA's Flu Shot Actions
In general, VRBPAC almost always recommends the same influenza strains as the World Health Organization (WHO) for egg-based ...
Robert Pearl: GenAI will save lives — If properly applied
As U.S. life expectancy remains stagnant, and over half the population can’t afford medical care, the window for action is ...
MAGA-branded vape seller has been buying its illicit supply from China — as founder lobbies against legislation that would cut it off
Entrepreneur Brady Bates has promised to "Make Vaping American Again" by founding Fifty Bar, a disposable e-cigarette seller ...
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Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb questions RFK Jr.’s measles response, infant formula plan
Trump's former FDA commissioner criticized the current administration's approach to measles and infant formula at ...
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Letter: Thanks to Hassan for vote
I thank Sen. Maggie Hassan for her vote for Dr. Marty Makary to lead the FDA. I have long been concerned about the declining health of Americans and especially our children, the prioritization of “how ...
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FDA allows companies to decide what food additives are safe. That may be changing.
At a March 6 confirmation hearing, Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the FDA, expressed concern about foods “with a lot of molecules that do not appear in nature.” ...