Nominations To Lead FDA Coming Soon For Hamburg And Sharfstein
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The White House is set to nominate former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg as FDA commissioner, according to sources knowledgeable about the selection process
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