STAT+: FDA’s Califf talks cell and gene therapies, abortion pill, Alzheimer’s drugs
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf took questions on everything from cell and gene therapies to the abortion pill mifepristone to Alzheimer’s drugs.
WASHINGTON — Senators grilled FDA Commissioner Robert Califf Wednesday on everything from the agency’s stance on a Texas court’s attempt to ban the abortion pill mifepristone to the uptick in clinical trial holds for cell and gene therapies.
Califf has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill to discuss President Biden’s budget request for the Food and Drug Administration, and the appearances give lawmakers a chance to buttonhole him on budget items as well as politically explosive issues that have nothing to do with the funding request.
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