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STAT+: Nominee to lead FDA aims to speed up medical research, combat China’s rise

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STAT+: Nominee to lead FDA aims to speed up medical research, combat China’s rise
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WASHINGTON — In her opening statement for Thursday’s hearing before a key Senate committee, President Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Heidi Overton, plans to emphasize the need for speed and efficiency at the FDA to compete with China’s accelerating biotechnology industry. 



“President Trump’s direction for me in this role, should I be confirmed, is to ‘go fast.’” Overton says in the statement, an advanc

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