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In his resignation letter, Marks took aim at Kennedy for “undermining confidence in well-established vaccines that have met the high standards for quality, safety, and effectiveness that have been in...
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Shares of U.S. drugmakers fell before the bell on Monday after reports that the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official had been forced to resign, the most high-profile exit at the regula...
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FDA's new commissioner Marty Makary signed off on Peter Marks ouster: Politico
It's not yet been a week since Marty Makary, M.D., was confirmed to lead the FDA as its commissioner. | Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., a target for RFK Jr. and allies, last week turned in his resignation as director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
New FDA commissioner agreed to oust top vaccine regulator after private swearing in
The forced removal was Makary’s first major act as commissioner and sent a powerful signal to a stunned Washington that was already anxious about the role vaccine skepticism and
New FDA commissioner signed off on vaccine chief’s ouster: Reports
Commissioner Marty Makary signed off on the plan to push out the agency’s top vaccine official, Peter Marks, in one of his first acts as chief,
Drugmakers sink after key FDA official ousted as Trump plans health overhaul
Shares of U.S. drugmakers fell on Monday after reports that the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, had been forced to resign, the most high-profile exit at the regulator as the Trump administration undertakes an overhaul of federal health agencies.
Biotech Investors Rush for the Exits After FDA Official Resigns
Biotech investors are reeling after the sudden departure of Peter Marks, a pivotal figure in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Marks, who played a crucial role in Operation Warp Speed and champio
Moderna, Novavax Stocks Fall After Top FDA Vaccine Official Forced Out
Shares in Moderna and Novavax fell Monday, following a Wall Street Journal report that the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official has been pushed out. Shares in some larger drugmakers, such as GSK,
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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary gets off to a bruising start as agency is wracked by layoffs
A national leader in medicine with impeccable credentials, Dr. Makary is imminently qualified to lead the FDA at this important time in the health of our nation,” the email, obtained by STAT, reads. It’s a shaky start for Makary,
FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership
The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator was removed from his post Tuesday, part of sweeping cuts to the federal health workforce that have cleared out many of the nation’s top experts overseeing food,
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Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary confirmed as FDA commissioner
Makary, a prominent voice on U.S. health care practices throughout his career, spent 22 years at Hopkins Medicine
Senate confirms Marty Makary to lead FDA, Jay Bhattacharya to head NIH
Both agencies are part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which like much of the federal government, has seen mass layoffs as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to implement budget cuts.
Former FDA chief counsel says she is anti-abortion, but was pushed out by GOP senator
Hilary Perkins was the Food and Drug Administration’s top attorney for less than 36 hours before she resigned. Perkins joined the Department of Justice in 2019 as a career lawyer, where she defended the positions of both administrations she served in — the basic tenet of the job.
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