Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) at a mostly cordial confirmation hearing on March 6.
The Johns Hopkins University surgeon and researcher fielded a plethora of questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about topics ranging from the safety of abortion pills and seed oils to flu vaccines and information transparency.
The FDA is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which is led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Like Kennedy, Makary over the years has criticized COVID-19 mandates, advocated removing chemicals and toxins from the U.S. food supply, and proposed greater transparency in medicine….