Trump nominates surgeon general and directors of CDC and FDA
President-elect Donald Trump announced several additional nominations to positions involving national health, labor and security on Friday.
Trump Selects Former Congressman Dave Weldon for CDC Director
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dave Weldon to be director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tapping a former Florida politician and physician to lead the nation’s public health agency.
Trump names his picks for FDA, CDC and surgeon general
Trump, 78, nominated Dr. Marty Makary – a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine – to serve as FDA commissioner; former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon to head the CDC; and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat – a Fox News medical contributor – to serve as surgeon general.
Trump picks Johns Hopkins' Martin Makary as FDA commissioner
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs.
Trump picks Marty Makary to lead FDA, Dave Weldon to run CDC
Makary and Weldon, who have criticized the agencies they may soon run, were joined by Janette Nesheiwat, Trump’s pick to be surgeon general.
Trump's FDA Pick Is Surgeon and Writer Martin Makary
He would report to Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., if he is confirmed by the Senate. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a
President-Elect Trump picks Johns Hopkins Surgeon as new head of F.D.A.
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Trump Builds Health Team With FDA, Surgeon General Picks
President-elect Donald Trump nominated surgeon and author Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, picking a physician who openly criticized the agency during the pandemic to run the nation’s top drug regulator.
Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary as Food and Drug Administration commissioner
President-elect Trump announced on Friday that he is nominating Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, to head the Food and Drug Administration.
Trump nominates former Space Coast Congressman Weldon to head Centers for Disease Control
Trump says Weldon 'will proudly restore CDC to its true purpose, and will work to end the chronic disease epidemic, and make ...
Child in California Has First Confirmed Case of Bird Flu for a Youngster in U.S.
Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor.
Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former congressman to lead public health agencies
Trump nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the FDA and an anti-abortion former congressman and doctor to ...
US CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in coming weeks
CDC expects hospitalizations for flu and COVID-19 to start increasing in the coming weeks. It also sees increased RSV ...
Listeria Outbreak Kills Infant: Ready-To-Eat Meat And Poultry Face Latest Recall
Soft cheeses, frozen breakfast foods, smoked salmon and other products have been recalled for potential listeria ...
Are food recalls and outbreaks on the rise? FDA says U.S. food supply still "one of the safest in the world"
The FDA says America's food supply is still "one of the safest in the world," despite some recent high-profile recalls and ...
Baby dies from listeria outbreak linked to recalled ready-to-eat meat and poultry
A listeria outbreak linked to recalled meat and poultry products has caused 11 illnesses, nine hospitalizations, and one ...
Dr. Oz picked to lead Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. What does it do?
If confirmed to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, President-elect ...
Boar’s Head listeria outbreak that left 10 dead and spurred deli meat recall has ended, feds say
After recalling more than 7 million pounds of Boar’s Head deli meats distributed nationwide, company officials shut down a ...
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COVID and Flu vaccination rates abysmally low before Thanksgiving travel rush
The Centers for Disease Control has released statistics showing this season's COVID and Flu vaccination rates are very low. I ...