Axios and Yahoo News, November 15, 2021: Former FDA chief Robert Califf has been nominated to head the agency again. We tell Axios that “The public has been asking if they can trust the FDA to ensure that the benefits outweigh the risks for Alzheimer’s drugs, cancer treatments, and implanted devices”
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Biden expected to tap Califf as FDA commissioner
Roll Call, November 12, 2021: Robert Califf will be nominated to again serve as FDA commissioner. We tell Roll Call that he’s a political compromise, close to Pharma but avoiding the controversy that happens when FDA ignores scientific evidence.
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The New York Times: February 20, 2021. One month into his presidency, President Biden still has not named a candidate to head the Food and Drug Administration, a critical position at a time when new vaccines and coronavirus treatments are under the agency’s review. This has spurred a public lobbying campaign by supporters of the two apparent front-runners, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, a former high-ranking F.D.A. official and Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner.
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