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

By Rachel Cohrs, Beth Wang / November 1, 2019 at 12:13 PM
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...


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