A top Food and Drug Administration official has resigned, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. George Tidmarsh, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research since July, stepped down on Nov. 2, a spokesperson for the department headed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
Tidmarsh’s resignation came several days after he was placed on leave following officials at the department learning of “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” Emily Hilliard, the spokesperson, said in an email.
“Secretary Kennedy expects the highest ethical standards from all individuals serving under his leadership and remains committed to full transparency,” she wrote….