STAT November 13, 2024
Good morning, lots of news this morning that we’ll get straight into.
Califf: ‘We’ll see what happens’ under Trump
At a cancer research conference yesterday, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said he’s “disappointed” about the election’s outcome and suggested he’s unsure about the future of the agency under the incoming Trump administration.
The agency’s ability to hire and retain skilled employees may be in jeopardy given Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hostility to civil servants. Trump has said he plans to give Kennedy, leader of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, power over health care policy in his administration.
“I’m biased, but I feel like the FDA is at peak performance right now and we’ll just see what happens as...
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