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Policy and Regulation · 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2026 · 5 headlines · Healthcare Dive, STAT, MedPage Today

Heidi Overton's FDA nomination hearing

Heidi Overton, Trump's nominee to lead the FDA, faced Senate questioning on vaccines and other health policy issues, expressing general support for vaccines while declining to detail her personal stances on several contested topics, including the abortion pill mifepristone. Senators pressed her on the Trump administration's recent moves affecting the agency, but Overton largely avoided committing to specific positions during the hearing.

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25 September 2026