Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"...FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has launched a series of ad hoc “expert panels” to discuss...topics with physicians and researchers who often have contrarian views and financial interests in the subjects.</p><p>Former agency officials worry the meetings are skirting federal rules on conflicts of interests and transparency, while promoting fringe viewpoints that align with those of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/fda-kennedy-antidepressants-hormones-meetings-experts-afbd525b29ca5e2585b79548a075be75" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/fda-kennedy</span><span class="invisible">-antidepressants-hormones-meetings-experts-afbd525b29ca5e2585b79548a075be75</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/COI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COI</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a></p>