Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸
@ScottGottliebMD
Senior Fellow @AEI. Partner @NEA. Contributor @CNBC. 23rd Commissioner of the @US_FDA. Public Boards: @Pfizer @Illumina @TempusAI
My Op Ed: President Trump often touted that his first administration approved more generic drugs than any in history. He had good reason to highlight the success. Recently, the FDA team enabling these approvals was disbanded, and it may undo that historic progress. @AEI @statnews




An important step towards helping Americans incorporate healthful seafood choices into their diets in a sustainable way. This clearance demonstrates the viability of the regulatory pathway that the FDA has created for these products share.google/STW8qPgcEA8ys3…
“Because he’s too young for the measles vaccine, Hal needed emergency shots of immunoglobulin, or IG, an antibody that helps the immune system fight off infections… Her family’s worry and frustration are playing out in households nationwide” nbcnews.com/health/health-…
The U.S. has reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, and the virus - once largely extinguished - may again become endemic in the U.S. as vaccination rates fall, with continued clusters and outbreaks. via @bylenasun @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…
Along with loss of other senior FDA staff, this is a significant setback for cell gene therapy. The advent of these advances was one of Pres Trump's first term triumphs, along with his efforts to expand access to them. The field now faces a harder future statnews.com/2025/06/18/top…
AEI's @ScottGottliebMD discusses the possibility that proposed cuts to NIH funding will have to be restored and potential next steps for the administration’s cost-cutting agenda.
.@ScottGottliebMD discusses the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to health research funding: cnb.cx/4l4XjKl
These eggs are likely still in the food supply chain, so FDA recall - and alert consumers and retailers - can reduce the risk of further illness “At least 1.7 million eggs recalled as CDC and FDA investigate multi state salmonella outbreak” nbcnews.com/health/recall/… via @nbcnews
‘At current vaccination rates, measles may become endemic again… a US simulation model predicted 51.2M measles cases over a 25-year period, 9.9M rubella cases, 4.3M poliomyelitis cases, 197 diphtheria cases, 10.3M hospitalizations, and 159,200 deaths’ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
How America Built the World's Most Successful Market for Generic Drugs marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
The FDA approved a record-breaking number of generic drugs in Trump’s first term — a major win for affordable healthcare. But now, the team behind that achievement has been disbanded, threatening that historic progress, writes @ScottGottliebMD. statnews.com/2025/05/28/fda…
My @STATNEWS Op Ed: President Trump often touted that his first administration approved more generic drugs than any in history. He had good reason to highlight the success. Recently, however, the FDA team enabling these approvals was disbanded. It may undo that historic progress