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FDA chief under fire over Alzheimer’s drug decision
22 June 2021 - US regulator’s approval of controversial treatment shows it is too close to Big Pharma, say critics. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2021
Manchin wants Biden to oust FDA Chief over controversial Alzheimer’s drug approval
17 June 2021 - After some of the FDA’s outside advisors quit in outrage after the agency approved a controversial new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2021
The FDA is in desperate need of some soul-searching
17 June 2021 - Ordinarily, the approval of a new drug for a dreaded disease affecting millions of Americans would be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2021
‘A litany of flaws’: advocacy group urges HHS to boot FDA officials over Alzheimer’s drug approval
16 June 2021 - Reacting to the controversial approval of the Biogen Alzheimer’s drug, a leading advocacy group is urging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2021
The FDA still lacks a permanent chief, despite pressing, weighty problems
12 June 2021 - With the pandemic easing, the federal agency’s long-term agenda for drug approvals or new issues is languishing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
President Biden still hasn’t appointed a permanent FDA commissioner. That has big implications for upcoming drug approvals.
25 May 2021 - Within the next few weeks, the FDA is set to make an extraordinary decision: whether or not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
White House expands list of potential FDA Commissioners
14 April 2021 - Asian-American and Black doctors on short list of nominees to lead agency. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Apr 2021
Cavazzoni to take over influential spot atop FDA drug center
12 April 2021 - Patrizia Cavazzoni has been named the permanent leader of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Mar 2021
Biden in no rush to pick new FDA chief
30 March 2021 - More than two months into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to name someone to lead ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2021
Senate narrowly confirms Becerra as health secretary
18 March 2021 - Republican Sen. Susan Collins joined all of the Democrats present in the 50-49 vote. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2021
Biden’s silence on an FDA nominee underscores how tough it is to fill that job
9 March 2021 - Nearly everyone here expected President Biden to move with record speed to nominate someone to lead ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2021
Who will be the next FDA chief?
20 February 2021 - Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to restore morale and scientific integrity to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2021
Woodcock vs. Sharfstein: a head to head comparison of Biden’s top choices for FDA commissioner
9 February 2021 - President Biden will soon have to nominate someone to helm the FDA. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jan 2021
Advocacy groups urge Biden administration not to tap Woodcock as FDA commissioner
27 January 2021 - As the Biden White House attempts to fashion its health policies, a coalition of consumer and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jan 2021
The stakes for choosing the right FDA commissioner couldn’t be higher
24 January 2021 - An independent, credible, science led Food and Drug Administration has long been vital to America’s public, ...