Ep. 367 - FDA, obesity targets and the rise of DACs

BioCentury This Week by BioCentury

May 18, 202630:40Science & Medicine

Marty Makary wasn’t the only official on the outs at FDA last week in another tumultuous turn of events for the regulatory agency. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin disc...

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