Can New US FDA Commissioner Makary Calm Agency During Turbulent Times?

Stakeholders are pleading for newly confirmed FDA Commissioner Martin Makary to stand up for the agency's high scientific standards and staff as he begins his term.

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FDA stakeholders are urging newly confirmed Commissioner Martin Makary to stand up for the agency's long-held scientific standards. (Shutterstock)

When newly confirmed US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary enters the halls of a newly-crowded White Oak on 27 March, all eyes will be watching for whether he leans in to the Trump Administration’s actions that destabilized the agency or changes course to reinvigorate morale.

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