FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, resigned on Tuesday after just over a year at the agency and days of speculation about whether he’d be fired. Kyle Diamantas, the agency’s deputy commissioner for food, was named as the acting FDA commissioner. The news was first reported by Politico, though the Wall Street Journal reported last…
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As Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary was often at the center of controversies. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Dr. Marty Makary is expected to resign as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, according to a federal health official familiar with management of the agency but…
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Dr. Marty Makary is out as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the fourth high-profile departure of a member of the Trump administration this year, according to two people familiar with the decision. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It comes several days after NBC…
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