WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Assessing the FDA's Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Program By Michael Baker Executive Summary * The Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Program (CNPV), initiated by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, has dramatically shifted the previously tightly controlled and regulated drug and biologic approval process. * Announced in June 2025, the program offers  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Tracy Beth Hoeg, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). A physician and epidemiologist, Dr. Hoeg was a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts In  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Valve Trials Validate Better Ways of Fixing a Malfunctioning Heart By Andrew Smith Valvular heart disease - where excessively tight or leaky connections between heart chambers gradually wear out the heart - affects up to 10% of older adults and causes more than 120,000 deaths a year worldwide. But three new trials from research institutions, including Rutgers Health, all involving patients from  more