FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary discusses rising rates of autism spectrum diagnoses among children while appearing at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.
“One in 12 boys in California now being diagnosed with autism.”
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Opinion
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“Ignoring natural immunity, one of the most scientifically dishonest things a scientist could possibly say about the virus and the immunity.”
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Disclosure
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.”
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AssertionPartly supported
Makary: The Trump administration has not cut any NIH funding
“In the Trump administration, we have not cut one dollar of NIH funding.”
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AssertionContradicted
Makary claims 14% of all NIH grants went to DEI research
“14% of any NIH grants went to DEI research.”
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Disclosure
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