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Top FDA drug regulator to retire, adding to long list of agency departures

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The top drug regulator at the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that she's retiring in July. Her departure is the latest in a series of top leaders leaving the FDA since President Trump took office.

Lizzy Lawrence, FDA reporter at STAT, joins us to discuss.

This segment aired on June 24, 2025.

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