Trump Nominates Hahn For FDA Chief, Giroir Steps In As Acting

Updated Story President Donald Trump on Friday (Nov. 1) is moving forward with nominating MD Anderson Cancer Center Chief Medical Executive Stephen Hahn for the full-time FDA commissioner position, sources with knowledge of the process told Inside Health Policy prior to the official announcement later in the day . The sources added that HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir, whose role in the department’s ban on fetal tissue research has sparked strong concerns from Senate...