Drug Fix: Kennedy’s Assurances To Gain HHS Nod, US FDA Coms Freeze Continues Thawing
Introduction: Pink Sheet Executive Editor Derrick Gingery, Senior Writer Sarah Karlin-Smith, Senior Editor Sue Sutter and Editor-in-Chief Nielsen Hobbs discuss the many commitments Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, to secure his vote to move his Health and Human Services Secretary nomination to the Senate floor (:25). They also consider the slow restoration of some US Food and Drug Administration public communications and the impact of HHS postponing activities not deemed “mission-critical” (10:36). More On These Topics From The Pink Sheet HHS Nominee Kennedy’s Behind-The-Scenes Vaccine Reassurances Win Senate Swing Vote: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/vaccines/hhs-nominee-kennedys-behind-the-scenes-vaccine-reassurances-win-senate-swing-vote-F45HDCJQJJDIDKJOFXYODP6DJQ/ Kennedy Would Issue Trial Diversity Guidance, But Not Necessarily Roll Back All Anti-DEI Actions: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/r-and-d/clinical-trials/diversity-and-inclusion/kennedy-would-issue-trial-diversity-guidance-but-not-necessarily-roll-back-all-anti-dei-actions-4SDSMJ5V7NFPHKVUX5XYBMRMEE/ FDA Communications In Flux As HHS Assesses Mission-Critical Activities: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/agency-leadership/us-fda/fda-communications-in-flux-as-hhs-assesses-mission-critical-activities-H5UQ7BRSSZBVJDJBAXSVTDLIR4/ As US FDA Communications Freeze Thaws, Approvals Accumulate: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/product-reviews/approvals/as-us-fda-communications-freeze-thaws-approvals-accumulate-JA4WVLHMGJEZDHYB7LRNZAOYT4/