What on earth is going on at FDA? — Editor’s Commentary

FDA is in crisis. Politicized decisions, plummeting morale, and a hollowed workforce are eroding an institution that underpins both public health and the life sciences economy.

Regulatory reversals that rob patients of hope, chaotic leadership churn, and pseudoscientific policies on vaccines and autism are the visible symptoms. Beneath the surface lie deeper problems: inexperienced leaders, ideology supplanting science, and a culture of fear fueled by firings, layoffs and managerial incompetence. ...