If you picked Ned Sharpless to win in your FDA March Madness bracket, congratulations. The current director of the National Cancer Institute is the choice to replace Scott Gottlieb as head of the Food and Drug Administration.
- Pharma Background: Sharpless is a former cancer researcher and co-founded the pharmaceutical company G1 Therapeutics Inc.
- Teen Smokers Beware: FDA efforts to stem the use of e-cigarettes by young people are likely to continue under Sharpless. Anna Edney and Jeannie Baumann have our stories.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says he’s worried there isn’t enough support for a new NAFTA deal with Mexico and Canada to get it done.
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CORNYN HAS DOUBTS ABOUT NEW NAFTA
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