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 “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-freakonomics-radio-guide-to-getting-better/">The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better</a>.”) <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/martin-makary">Marty Makary</a>, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li>"<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2840939">Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health</a>," by Vishal Patel, Michael Liu, and Anupam Jena (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/trump-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-what-science-says/">What the evidence tells us about Tylenol, leucovorin, and autism</a>," by Matthew Herper (STAT, 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/opinion/i-run-the-fda-pharma-ads-are-hurting-americans.html">I Run the F.D.A. Pharma Ads Are Hurting Americans</a>." by Marty Makary (New York Times, 2025).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4sEwAJ9">Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health</a>, by Marty Makary (2024).</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>EXTRAS:<ul><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-you-really-allergic-to-penicillin/">Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?</a>" by Freakonomics Radio (2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-fix-the-hot-mess-of-u-s-healthcare-ep-456/">How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare</a>," by Freakonomics Radio (2021).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/bad-medicine-part-3-death-by-diagnosis/">Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis</a>," by Freakonomics Radio (2016).</li></ul></li></ul> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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