HHS Secretary Alex Azar has been reportedly discussing the removal of Dr. Stephen Hahn as FDA commissioner, according to a Politico report citing a half dozen current and former administration officials. HHS and FDA public affairs did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MassDevice. The alleged Azar-Hahn feud and potential Hahn ouster come […]
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Senate confirms Dr. Stephen Hahn to lead FDA
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next commissioner of the FDA. The vote was 72 to 18, according to a report in the New York Times. Hahn will be the first permanent commissioner of the agency since Dr. Scott Gottlieb resigned in April. President Trump nominated Hahn, the chief medical officer […]
Senate committee favors Hahn for FDA chief
A Senate panel has recommended approval of Dr. Stephen Hahn as the new commissioner of the FDA. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions voted 18 to 5 to approve the nomination of Hahn, the chief medical officer at Houston’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Hahn would replace acting commissioner Dr. Brett Giroir, […]
Trump nominates Dr. Stephen Hahn to head FDA
President Trump has nominated the chief medical officer at Houston’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Stephen Hahn, as the next commissioner at the FDA. Hahn supplanted other candidates, including acting commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless, who will return to the National Cancer Institute, according to a report by The Hill. Dr. Brett Giroir, the current assistant […]
