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Trump to select Dr Heidi Overton as next FDA commissioner

A photo of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and FDA nominee Heidi Overton at press conference with Trump to announce new vaccine policy.
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr and Heidi Overton. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

White House health adviser Heidi Overton is set to be nominated to lead the FDA, succeeding Marty Makary amid agency turnover and ongoing policy disputes.

President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Dr Heidi Overton to serve as the next commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), reports the Wall Street Journal.

Overton, a White House health aide who has helped shape major health policies during Trump’s second term – including his executive

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