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FDA chief says NIH ‘brewed up a virus that killed 20 million people’
Commissioner Marty Makary again promoted a conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, ...
Watch CNBC's full interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss his meeting with CEOs of major pharmaceutical and biotech ...
FDA Chief Says He Wants Gene Therapy Head Prasad to Return
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he’s trying to persuade Vinay Prasad, the agency’s former head ...
Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH
Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after 3 months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as ...
FDA's Makary wants to increase drug access, reduce 'addictive' foods
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary spoke with Yahoo Finance about solving the food crisis, obesity crisis, and restoring trust in ...
Will new food-dye law make AZ's Froot Loops look like Canada's? See the difference
The muted colors of Canadian Froot Loops are at the center of a national food moment that will affect Arizona schoolchildren.
FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...
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Kratom in Tampa Bay kava bars: How it differs from FDA crackdown
When federal health regulators last week announced plans to control a compound found in the kratom plant, they made one big distinction: "We're not targeting the kratom leaf or ground up kratom," Food ...
FDA requires stronger safety labels for opioid medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it will now be requiring updated safety labels for all opioid pain ...
FDA commissioner predicts ‘record’ drug approvals this year
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the FDA’s review process will not slow down despite layoffs at the Department of Health ...
Chronically ill? In Kennedy’s view, it might be your own fault
In their zeal to “Make America Healthy Again,” Trump administration officials are making statements that some advocacy and ...