If President Trump has his way, Dr. Scott Gottlieb will be the next FDA commissioner. Here’s what we know about his views — and what they might mean for the agency’s future.
He wants to change how the FDA reviews drugs
Gottlieb hasn’t advocated radical, baby-with-bathwater reforms, but he has proposed a tweak that would shake things up.
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