Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration
Summary
President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide and medical doctor, to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Overton has worked closely on Trump’s health policies and will face challenges balancing different political and regulatory interests at the FDA.Key Facts
- Dr. Heidi Overton is currently deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.
- She is a medical doctor with degrees from the University of New Mexico and Johns Hopkins University.
- Overton has worked on President Trump’s second-term health initiatives, including drug pricing and vaccine policies.
- She previously was chief policy officer at the conservative America First Policy Institute.
- Overton supports Trump’s goals for faster medical cures, innovation, and lower drug prices.
- She backed Trump’s recent vaccine order that separated the MMR vaccine into three shots, despite opposition from medical experts.
- Overton has criticized abortion pills and might roll back FDA rules that made these pills easier to access.
- The outgoing FDA head, Dr. Marty Makary, resigned in May, leaving unfinished projects on food, antidepressants, and COVID-19 shots.
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