FDA

The FDA is a U.S. government agency responsible for protecting public health by regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and other products. It evaluates and approves new treatments and drugs for safety and efficacy before they can be marketed to the public.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to the expected nomination of a new commissioner by the Trump administration.

Latest on FDA

• STAT+: How a Trump loyalist got the FDA nomination
• STAT+: FDA approves Ultragenyx gene therapy
• STAT+: Capricor Therapeutics’ Duchenne treatment is heading for an FDA rejection
• STAT+: How Trump loyalist Heidi Overton became the president’s pick to run the FDA
• STAT+: Regeneron drug for disease that causes dangerous bone growth earns FDA approval
• Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA

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