Trump taps Heidi Overton to lead FDA
TL;DR
President Trump plans to nominate Heidi Overton, a White House health-policy official and Johns Hopkins-trained physician, to be FDA commissioner. She would replace acting head Kyle Diamantas after Marty Makary’s resignation and would require Senate confirmation, continuing the long-standing practice of appointing a medical doctor to run the agency.
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