FDA, NIH and Trump

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 NIH and FDA nominees advance to full Senate vote
Two of President Donald Trump’s key public health nominations advanced at the committee level Thursday morning, moving them to consideration in the full Senate. The Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Trump's Nominees to Run FDA, NIH Get Greenlighted by Senate Committee
Committee voted Thursday to recommend that the Senate confirm President Trump's nominees to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the FDA. The vote to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, MD, as NIH director was 12-11,
Trump's pick for NIH director clears committee, heads to full Senate vote
A Senate committee voted Thursday morning to advance Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Institutes of Health, in a 12-11 party-line vote.
FDA Lawyer’s Exit Convinced Senator to Advance Director Nominee
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.
5 takeaways as Trump’s contrarian NIH pick faces senators
President Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) faced questions from senators Wednesday on his plans for vaccine research, ideas for pushing down drug prices, and response to recent firings and funding cuts at the agency.
Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
President Trump’s nominees to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a key Senate committee largely along party lines Thursday, paving the way for a full floor vote to confirm them.
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 ...
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Judge rules against compounding group; Hims’ shares fall
From STAT’s Elaine Chen: A federal judge this week ruled against a compounding trade group that wanted to continue making ...
At the NIH, Intolerance Will No Longer Be Tolerated
Jay Bhattacharya has spent years railing against the National Institutes of Health. What happens when he runs it?
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Anxious Industry Awaits Makary’s Hearing Amid Disruptions, Layoffs at FDA
The Senate hearing for FDA Commissioner nominee Marty Makary comes after President Trump's NIH pick, Jay Bhattacharya, was ...
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Altimmune to study obesity drug in alcohol use disorder, following Eli Lilly
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