At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.
Dr. Marty Makary pointed out the Biden administration's decision to skip key committee meetings when authorizing vaccines, in response to a top Democrat's question.
If confirmed to lead the Food and Drug Administration, will Dr. Marty Makary carry out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to disrupt the medical establishment, or would he be a check on it?
Dr. Marty Makary is a renowned Johns Hopkins surgeon and President Donald Trump's pick to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He faced senators in a two-hour confirmation hearing Thursday morning taking on topics ranging from medical devices, vapes and food safety to the abortion drug mifepristone.
Marty Makary took the opportunity to play the Make America Healthy Again movement’s greatest hits at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for Food and
Marty Makary, President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee US food and drug regulation, faced pointed questions in a Senate confirmation hearing over the government’s decision to cancel a key public meeting on flu shots.