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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,
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.
Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya’s nomination to be NIH director in a 12-11 vote and backed Dr. Martin Makary’s bid to be
Senate Committee Votes to Advance Trump’s FDA, NIH Nominees
A key US Senate panel voted to advance the nominations of President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The nominees will next face confirmation votes before the full 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 ...
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 ...
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.
Key takeaways from Marty Makary’s FDA confirmation hearing
Marty Makary, a career surgeon and President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), faced senators in ...
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FDA nominee Marty Makary questioned on vaccines, measles, layoffs at confirmation hearing
Marty Makary, Trump’s pick for FDA commissioner, testifies before a Senate panel this morning. Follow STAT's live updates.
Trump’s pick to lead FDA tells senators he’d look into food, abortion pill, vaccine advisers
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration told senators in a tense confirmation hearing ...
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Marty Makary, often wrong as pandemic critic, is poised to lead the FDA he railed against
Should Marty Makary take the reins at the FDA, transitioning from gadfly to the head of an agency that regulates a fifth of ...
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FDA counsel pick may anger anti-abortion advocates
If FDA Commissioner designate Marty Makary gets his way, the new top lawyer at the agency will be Hilary Perkins, who ...
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Marty Makary, Trump nominee to lead FDA, pledges to avoid conflicts if confirmed
Marty Makary, President Trump’s pick to be FDA commissioner, promised to step down as an adviser to various health tech, ...
Trump’s FDA nominee grilled on vaccine meeting, agency staffing
Marty Makary, Trump’s pick for FDA commissioner, testified before the Senate health committee Thursday.