Prepping for a Post-FDA World

Hi All,

In follow up to this discussion, there is a YouTube video that was posted by StatNews (https://www.statnews.com/) this past week with some brief interviews with former FDA staff:

Why these former FDA officials left the agency

The video was part of an article that StatNews posted earlier in the week, however the article is only available via a subscription to their Stat+ content. Although I have followed StatNews for a number of years, I have not yet subscribed. That article is here:

STAT – 7 May 26

What was lost at the FDA

What was lost at the FDA: A year after DOGE’s cuts, six agency staffers describe the work they never thought they’d leave.

Est. reading time: 12 minutes

I thought that the video would be of interest given the topic that was raised here.

On a related note, current FDA Commissioner Makary appears to be on his way out:

NBC News – 8 May 26

Trump weighs firing Dr. Marty Makary as FDA chief

Makary’s tenure as FDA chief has been marked by months of upheaval at the agency.