Trump selected Marty Makary to lead the agency. Makary has been an FDA critic in the past and has put forward potential reforms for U.S. health policy. Paired with Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, it appears he has health reform on his mind.
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The president-elect's choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, FDA and CDC, hold positions on issues including abortion and vaccination that are often at odds.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced these picks for top White House staff positions, ambassadors and department heads to fill his incoming administration.
McConnell’s statement comes after a New York Times report revealed that an attorney linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to get rid of its approval of the
Bumpus replaced agency veteran Janet Woodcock as principal deputy commissioner in February 2024. She was previously the FDA’s chief scientist.
Although Kennedy has supported legal abortion for his entire public career, he told pro-life senators in closed-door meetings that he would oppose taxpayer funds for abortion domestically and abroad and restore conscience protections.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio va
As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail
A lawyer working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to select top health officials for the next Trump administration has petitioned the federal government to revoke its approval of the lifesaving polio vaccine for children ― and he could have a prominent job in a Health and Human Services Department led by Kennedy.
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The Food and Drug Administration will decide on a ban of certain food dyes after receiving a petition to review their safety.