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659. Can Marty Makary Fix the F.D.A.?
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It regulates 20 percent of the U.S. economy, and its commissioner has an aggressive agenda — faster drug approvals, healthier food, cures for diabetes and cancer. How much can he deliver? (Part two of “The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better.”)
- SOURCES:
- Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
- RESOURCES:
- "Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health," by Vishal Patel, Michael Liu, and Anupam Jena (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2025).
- "What the evidence tells us about Tylenol, leucovorin, and autism," by Matthew Herper (STAT, 2025).
- "I Run the F.D.A. Pharma Ads Are Hurting Americans." by Marty Makary (New York Times, 2025).
- Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health, by Marty Makary (2024).
- EXTRAS:
- "Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?" by Freakonomics Radio (2025).
- "How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare," by Freakonomics Radio (2021).
- "Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis," by Freakonomics Radio (2016).
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