STAT+: How Trump loyalist Heidi Overton became the president’s pick to run the FDA

If she wins confirmation as FDA commissioner, Heidi Overton will face plenty of big challenges.

Overton was present when Trump signed the executive order directing federal agencies to change childhood vaccination schedules.

Overton has been critical of abortion pills and, if confirmed, would be positioned to roll back FDA rules that made them more accessible.

Overton is a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of President Donald Trump's second-term health initiatives.

Trump nominated Overton to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

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Dr. Heidi Overton has been appointed by President Trump to lead the FDA, emphasizing faster cures and lower drug prices.

Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump’s second-term health initiatives, Overton has become a tr

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration  AP News

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

Trump expected to pick Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA  CNN