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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Martin makary - You Need To See This

How baby formula recalls have mounted amid Trump staff cuts to the FDA

Experts say the Food and Drug Administration is not prepared for the health threat of bacterial contamination

The Guardian - US

Report: FDA Commissioner Set To Be Fired, Sources Say Trump Could Still Change His Mind

Makary is scheduled to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 13 on the FDA's budget for the coming fiscal year. He was appointed to his post last year.

Latin Times

‘Do you want FDA approval?’: Trump wins over Joe Rogan by green-lighting a drug research idea he had from a podcast

Here is the most random way to get policy greenlit.

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What is Joe Rogan doing in the White House? Trump invites podcaster and calls him 'liberal'

Joe Rogan’s appearance at the White House alongside Donald Trump has raised eyebrows, after the MAGA podcast host joined the president during the signing of an executive order focused on psychedelic drug research for mental health treatment.

The Times of India

Trump and RFK Jr touted leucovorin as a treatment for autism. The FDA quietly walked it back

Outpatient prescriptions for the drug increased 71% after news, but FDA later approved it only for folate deficiency

The Guardian - US

Ex-FDA workers warn Trump cuts will increase risk of food safety lapses in US

Current and former workers caution administration’s ‘politicization of science’ will negatively affect Americans

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr. orders abortion pill ‘safety review’ based on junk science – just like his Tylenol autism claims

Guess which conservative think tank supplied the "evidence" for this one...

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What is leucovorin, the drug the FDA approved to treat autism?

This week the FDA approved the generic drug as a treatment for autism – a move that shocked health experts

The Guardian - US

Hims & Hers Faces FDA Heat As Commissioner Martin Makary Calls Out Super Bowl Ad For Hiding Drug Risks

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary stated on Friday that Hims Hers Health Inc. (NYSE:HIMS) broke federal law with its Super Bowl commercial promoting weight-loss drugs.

Benzinga

FDA won’t approve COVID shot for healthy, non-elderly population - Roll Call

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer approve COVID-19 vaccines for healthy people under 65 without rigorous trials.

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FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults and high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules

On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Conversation

The Trump administration is defending abortion pill access in court. What?

It may seem a victory to some, but experts worry a win will allow the government to be coy about future attacks

The Guardian - US

Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’

Rare admonition from a sector that has largely been silent in the face of the second Trump administration

The Guardian - US

HHS to cut 10,000 jobs, ‘streamline’ operations - Roll Call

The department outlined plans to cut 10,000 jobs, in addition to the about 10,000 employees who left voluntarily earlier this year.

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Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology

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Senate confirms Makary for FDA commissioner - Roll Call

FDA pick, a former Johns Hopkins surgeon, seen as a less controversial nomination than some of Trump's other HHS subagency selections.

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Congress returns for three-week sprint session - Roll Call

Both the House and Senate come back from recess this week to begin a busy three-week period that’s expected to focus on Republicans’ budget reconciliation agenda, including extending and expanding tax cuts and tightening immigration policy. The top items on the House agenda this week, meanwhile, will include more measures…

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Makary tells Senate panel he plans to review FDA job cuts - Roll Call

FDA nominee Martin Makary was asked about abortion drugs, vaccine panels during a Senate hearing on his bid to lead the agency.

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FDA pick may differ from HHS head RFK Jr. in some key areas - Roll Call

Martin Makary, an author and surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, has appeared frequently on Fox News to talk about health issues.

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Trump's post-COVID brain drain

Donald Trump is out for COVID revenge

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