A longtime Johns Hopkins surgeon and best-selling author, he has advised the World Health Organization and been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. (Makary, whose confirmation hearings kicked off in the Senate this morning,
If confirmed to lead the Food and Drug Administration, will Dr. Marty Makary carry out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to disrupt the medical establishment, or would he be a check on it?
A coalition of nearly two dozen patient advocacy groups urges RFK Jr. to retain HHS's commitment to public participation in rule making.
Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency direction on issues like vaccines.