Race For White Oak Almost Over: Will It End With Sharfstein Or Califf At FDA?
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Senate confirmation of a permanent FDA commissioner could come as early as March now that the Obama transition team has apparently concluded its search for Andrew von Eschenbach's successor
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