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Marty Makary resigns as Trump's FDA chief
At the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff's confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency's scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Marty Makary resigns as Trump’s FDA chief, At the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff’s confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests.
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- Marty Makary resigns as Trump's FDA chiefPBS News - 2026-05-12T17:53:52+00:00
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