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Why Dr. Makary resigned as head of FDA

Dr. Marty Makary has resigned as Food and Drug Administration commissioner, just over a year into the job, after criticism from multiple factions.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Dr. Celine Gounder, editor at large for public health at KFF Health News. She’s also professor of medicine and infectious diseases at New York University.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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