NIH Chief Details Plans for FDA Modernization at Senate Hearing

Back to news list

Source: MedPage Today

Original: https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/119722...

Published: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:14:05 -0500

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, said at a Senate hearing Tuesday that the NIH needs to be structurally overhauled. The goal is to provide more medicine, spend taxpayer dollars more wisely, and regain public trust. The hearing was about modernizing the FDA. The article was published on MedPage Today. Bhattacharya detailed plans to modernize the FDA.