Dr. Marty Makary
Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Dr. Makary served as the 27th U.S. FDA Commissioner and worked as a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins, where he co-developed the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of several healthcare books, including The Price We Pay and Blind Spots.
1shows
1appearances
43statements
30resolved
13supported
5contradicted
43%fully supported
Everything Dr. Marty Makary said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Makary: FDA halted Biden-era policy allowing CAR-T cell editing in China
“We did find that there was in the Biden administration approval to have the cells of Americans for CAR T therapy shipped to China where the Chinese did the gene editing and then shipped back to the United States. To infuse in Americans. When I found out about …”
FDA Chief Makary: Ignoring COVID natural immunity was 'scientifically dishonest'
“Ignoring natural immunity, one of the most scientifically dishonest things a scientist could possibly say about the virus and the immunity.”
Makary: FDA reduces default drug approval requirement to one pivotal trial
“We announced just last month that we are going to go from a baseline default requirement of two pivotal trials for a drug to one pivotal trial for a drug.”
Makary: The Trump administration has not cut any NIH funding
“In the Trump administration, we have not cut one dollar of NIH funding.”
Makary claims 14% of all NIH grants went to DEI research
“14% of any NIH grants went to DEI research.”
Makary: Federal health officials released reduced core vaccine schedule of 38 doses
“So we gave them a list that constitutes about 38 doses from age zero to 18.”
Makary predicts GLP-1 drug starter pricing will drop to $149
“With the GLP-I example, for example, it's gonna come down to a 149 dollars for the first three months.”
Makary: FDA now makes all drug rejection letters public
“Our rejection letter is public, so that if the FDA does not approve a drug, the public deserves to know why.”
FDA removes nine artificial petroleum-based food dyes from U.S. market
“Within weeks of coming into office, we took action to remove all nine artificial petroleum-based dyes.”
Makary says he has approved 100% of Right to Try requests
“And I have signed 100% of Right to Try requests that come across my desk.”
FDA eliminates select regulatory requirements for cell and gene therapies
“And we announced just this week that we are getting rid of the, some of the regulatory requirements for cell and gene therapy.”
Makary: FDA created a plausible mechanism pathway for bespoke gene therapies
“These bespoke therapies, we created essentially a novel pathway for them. Dr. Vinay Prasad described it in the New England Journal of Medicine. It's called the plausible mechanism pathway, and it's basically combining gold standard science with common sense.”
Makary: 16-year peanut avoidance rule sparked modern peanut allergy epidemic
“Young kids should avoid peanut butter until they turn three. We got that wrong for 16 years. Tragically wrong. Igniting the modern day peanut allergy epidemic because peanut butter exposure in infancy reduces, there's something called immune tolerance, right? …”
Makary: Insulin resistance is at the root of almost every chronic disease
“And it is at the root of almost every chronic disease, insulin resistance, general body inflammation,”
Makary: 40% of American children have a chronic disease
“Well, first of all, we have failed with our food system. Look at the fact that 40% of American kids have a chronic disease.”
Makary: U.S. childhood vaccine schedule was an international outlier at 72 doses
“The United States vaccine schedule was an international outlier with 72 doses recommended between the ages of zero and 18.”
Makary: 60% of US antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary
“60% of antibiotics prescribed in the United States Are unnecessary.”
Makary: FDA sent zero drug ad enforcement letters in previous year
“The Biden folks in the year before I came to the FDA sent out zero enforcement letters. A department of about 35 people in charge of sending out enforcement letters sent out zero enforcement letters.”
FDA issues 1,500 drug ad enforcement letters under Makary
“I sent out 1500 enforcement letters, including over a hundred cease and desist letters for ads that were creating a misleading impression, including online pharmacies that are advertising drugs without the same, ah side effects that pharma companies list when …”
Makary: FDA deregulating health wearables unless claiming medical-grade accuracy
“They're going to be deregulated, so you can give those results of any physiologic parameter, but if you say that it's a quote unquote medical grade blood pressure, then we are going to want to see the data to make sure that it's validated with the gold standar…”
Makary: U.S. food supply contains over 1,000 chemicals banned elsewhere
“So we have basically said we have a thousand chemicals plus in the U.S. Food supply that do, are not allowed in other food system supplies.”
Makary calls out Froot Loops for using petroleum dyes in U.S.
“Fruit Loops was making cereal for Canada, where the petroleum-based dyes were banned, and a different Fruit Loops for the United States for American kids.”
FDA initiates regulatory process to close GRAS food chemical loophole
“And so we've said, we have to close the loophole on grass. We started the regulatory process to do that.”
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 ALL-INLEDGER | Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University | 1 | 43 | 43% 13/30 | full record on All-In → |