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STAT+: FDA drug center head Tracy Beth Høeg leaves as agency faces leadership vacuum
The acting director of the FDA’s drug center, Tracy Beth Høeg, is leaving the agency. The news come days after Commissioner Marty Makary handed in his resignation.

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According to STAT’s source item, STAT+: FDA drug center head Tracy Beth Høeg leaves as agency faces leadership vacuum, The acting director of the FDA’s drug center, Tracy Beth Høeg, is leaving the agency. The news come days after Commissioner Marty Makary handed in his resignation.
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