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100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar

Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra process foods, dietary guidelines and ...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...

FDA chief has no 'plans' for abortion pill policy changes but continues safety review

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said in a recent interview he has no plans to change policies ...

FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...
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FDA mandates major safety updates to opioid pain medication labels

In a significant move aimed at combating the ongoing opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

FDA commissioner predicts ‘record’ drug approvals this year

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the FDA’s review process will not slow down despite layoffs at the Department of Health ...
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After Prasad’s Ouster, Makary Looks for Better Drug, Biologic Alignment at FDA

The FDA has denied that it plans to combine the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation ...

FDA's Makary wants to increase drug access, reduce 'addictive' foods

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary spoke with Yahoo Finance about solving the food crisis, obesity crisis, and restoring trust in ...

FDA Chief Says He Wants Gene Therapy Head Prasad to Return

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he’s trying to persuade Vinay Prasad, the agency’s former head ...

Watch CNBC's full interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his meeting with CEOs of major pharmaceutical and biotech ...
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The FDA commissioner is a gifted talker — but the job is about more ...

Marty Makary, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, has marked his first 100 days in charge of the agency that regulates a quarter of the U.S. economy with a miniature media tour ...

FDA chief says NIH ‘brewed up a virus that killed 20 million people’

Commissioner Marty Makary again promoted a conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, ...