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	Podcast:		Freakonomics Radio
	Episode:		659. Can Marty Makary Fix the F.D.A.?
	Category:		TV & Film
	Duration:		00:55:25
	Publish Date:		2026-01-16 11:00:00
	Description:		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). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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