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Yesterday — 19 December 2025Main stream

F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Christina Jewett
19 December 2025 at 18:01
The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.

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Dr. Marty Makary, the F.D.A. commissioner, has faced intense criticism as the agency undergoes top-level turnover in critical areas like drug approvals.

Trump Signs Order to Ease Restrictions on Marijuana

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Luke Broadwater and Ashley Southall
19 December 2025 at 12:25
Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.

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President Trump said the move would allow for more research to be done with cannabis.

Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Azeen Ghorayshi， Amy Harmon and Reed Abelson
19 December 2025 at 03:22
Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with President Trump and Mehmet Oz, the Medicaid and Medicare services administrator, in the White House in September.
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