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Acclaimed surgeon who links pesticides to cancer rates picked to be FDA commissioner

11/22/24 8:43 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS cancer FDA Food and Drug Administration Johns Hokpins Marty Makary pesticides Trump nominees

Marty Makary, a highly acclaimed surgeon who is an outspoken critic of the U.S. food system, the use of pesticides, and of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, was selected by President-elect Donald Trump on Friday as the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

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