FDA turmoil deepens as top drug chief departs claiming she was fired (opens in new tab)

Dr Tracy Beth Høeg, the Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, says she was fired from agency after declining to resignIn a major shake-up at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), top regulators left on Friday – including Tracy Beth Høeg, the acting drug chief, who says she was fired, and Katherine Szarama, the acting vaccines chief who has only been in the position for days. Jim Traficant, chief of staff, has also been ousted.The FDA now has no permanent commissioner or depu...