The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a new permanent leader for the first time in over a year after the Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Robert Califf.



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The Senate has narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, filling a position that had been open for more than a year

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner after some Senators had argued his ties to the pharmaceutical industry or views on birth control made him unfit for the role. Califf, 70, is a well-regarded cardiologist and researcher who takes the helm for a second time at the FDA, which has lacked a permanent

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday pushing past a thicket of political controversies that threatened to derail   what was initially expected to be an easy confirmation. 

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The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, despite opposition from some Democrats regarding his ties to the pharmaceutical industry.

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Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, filling a position that had been open for more than a year. Most Democrats joined with a handful of Republicans to overcome political obstacles that threatened to sink his nomination. Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist, briefly headed the FDA during the Obama administration. …

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Robert M. Califf, a cardiologist, led the Food and Drug Administration at the end of the Obama administration.

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The Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf, a prominent cardiologist, as FDA commissioner, over objections to his pharmaceutical industry ties.

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By MATTHEW PERRONE and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, filling a position that had been open for more than a year. Most Democrats joined with a handful of Republicans to overcome political obstacles that threatened to sink

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Califf already served as FDA commissioner under the Obama administration.

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Most Democrats and six Republicans voted to confirm Dr. Robert Califf. Califf, 70, is expected to be sworn in this week. He's a prominent cardiologist with extensive clinical research experience. He also served as FDA chief during former President Barack Obama's final year in office.

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