When Yelak Biru was diagnosed with stage 3 multiple myeloma in 1995, his prospects looked grim. The antibody-producing immune cells in his bone marrow were growing out of control and had lodged in several of his bones. He was a newly married graduate student, just 25 years old. The disease was considered incurable, and freshly…
The Senate committee charged with reviewing the nomination of Dr. Stephen Hahn as the next FDA Commissioner has approved his appointment by an 18-to-5 vote, sending the nomination to a Senator floor vote. If confirmed by the full Senate, Hahn will succeed Scott Gottlieb to become the 24th FDA Commissioner in the history of the…
A Senate committee has advanced the nomination of Dr. Stephen Hahn as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, with a vote of 18 to 5 in favor. Hahn, chief medical executive at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, was nominated by President Trump last month to replace Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who…
MD Anderson exec Stephen Hahn (pictured above) breezed through a senate committee vote yesterday, advancing him forward for the formidable FDA commissioner title. Hahn was approved for FDA commissioner in an 18-5 vote, after he was put forward for the job by President Donald Trump. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and…
A Senate committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Dr. Stephen Hahn, a noted oncologist and cancer researcher, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Hahn, chief medical executive at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, was nominated by President Trump last month to replace Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who left the…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Tuesday voted 18 to 5 to advance the nomination of Stephen Hahn to be the next US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) pledged his support for Hahn and said he hopes the full Senate will vote on…
A Senate committee handily voted in favor of confirming MD Anderson’s Stephen Hahn as the next official FDA commissioner, succeeding the inimitable Scott Gottlieb. And he was whisked through the 18-5 vote on the back of some tardy praise from a host of healthcare groups — including quite a few that initially supported acting commissioner…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 18 to 5 to advance the nomination of cancer doctor and radiation oncologist Stephen Hahn to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Hahn is the chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He has no regulatory…
Executive Summary The Senate HELP Committee votes 18-5 to send Stephen Hahn’s nomination to head the US FDA to the full chamber, although a few senators raised concerns over Hahn’s responses to questions about e-cigarettes during his confirmation hearing. Stephen Hahn’s nomination to serve as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration advanced to…
More than 40 health and advocacy organizations penned a letter to lawmakers expressing support for Stephen Hahn to be the new FDA commissioner and calling for a swift confirmation. The groups sent the letter to Senate leaders Monday (Dec. 2), a day ahead of the Senate health committee’s scheduled vote to advance Hahn’s nomination to…
