Mastodawn

MAHA is a complete fraud. 👇

"Makary’s insiders said the former Johns Hopkins University cancer surgeon resigned after Trump forced his hand on authorizing fruit-flavored e-cigarettes. Makary had reportedly been resisting the sign-offs out of concern that the kid-friendly flavors could again entice youth use and addiction—something public health officials and experts have for years worked to combat. But Makary’s stance was in conflict with Trump’s “save vaping” campaign promise—and with the tobacco industry’s interests."

#MAHA #ecigarettes #corruption

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/fda-chief-resigns-after-trump-admin-forced-approval-of-fruity-e-cigs/

FDA chief resigns after Trump admin forced approval of fruity e-cigs

Makary reportedly spent his year bucking Trump admin and making industry enemies.

Ars Technica

Techdirt [Unofficial]2d ago

HHS Is A Chaos Engine: Marty Makary Out At FDA

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/hhs-is-a-chaos-engine-marty-makary-out-at-fda/

HHS Is A Chaos Engine: Marty Makary Out At FDA

We’ve complained a great deal about RFK Jr.’s stint running HHS and its effects on the health of Americans in the short and long term because, well, there’s a lot to complain abou…

Techdirt

Bich Nguyen 4d ago

"The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump."

https://apnews.com/article/fda-trump-makary-kennedy-vaccines-drugs-ef151784342c48cca3b91a829d615b5e

#healthcare #PublicHealth #FDA #PrescriptionDrugs #ultraprocessed #ReproHealth #mifepristone #vaping #ecigarettes #USpol

Marty Makary is out as Trump's Food and Drug Administration head

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head. The surgeon and health researcher's tenure had drawn complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists and other Trump allies. Trump said Tuesday that Makary “was having some difficulty” but ”he’s going to go on and he’s going to do well.” Makary came to the attention of Republican operatives as an outspoken critic of COVID-19 health measures during the pandemic when he appeared frequently on Fox News Channel. But at the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff's confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests.

AP News

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Nonilex 5d ago

…Anti-abortion groups criticized Makary for slow-walking a review of the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone, which has been on the market for 25yrs but remains a target for conservatives.
#Vaping execs told #Trump that Makary was blocking approval of their products, including new flavored #ecigarettes seen as crucial to their survival.
Last week, the #FDA abruptly changed course on vaping: authorizing the first [kid friendly] fruit-flavored products & issuing guidelines loosening marketing.

#law

Dragofix May 10

Analytical investigation of metal distribution from e-cigarette aerosols to lung deposition using multi-platform mass spectrometry https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00216-026-06487-1

#health #lungs #cigarettes #ecigarettes #vape

Analytical investigation of metal distribution from e-cigarette aerosols to lung deposition using multi-platform mass spectrometry - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

E-cigarettes are promoted as a safer alternative to conventional tobacco, yet emerging evidence indicates they may expose users to harmful metals. While prior research has focused on nicotine and organic constituents, the bioaccumulation and spatial distribution of toxic metals in lung tissue remain poorly understood. In this study, a multi-platform analytical approach combining ICP-MS, GC-ICP-MS, GC-MS, and LA-ICP-MS/MS was employed to characterise the elemental and organic composition of refillable e-cigarette liquid and its corresponding aerosol, and to assess metal accumulation in murine lung tissue following short-term exposure. Balb/c mice (7 weeks, n = 8 per group) were exposed to nicotine-containing e-cigarette aerosols (8, 16, or 32 puffs; 30 min, twice daily for 4 days) or ambient air (control). Results showed that multiple toxic metals and organometallic species were detected in both e-liquid and aerosol, including species of Al, Ni, Cu, As, Br, Sn, and Hg. Elemental bioimaging of murine lungs found heterogeneous focal accumulation patterns in lung tissue, with increased Cu, significantly elevated Ni and Pb, and significantly reduced pulmonary Fe concentrations (p ≤ 0.005). Metal distribution patterns were exposure-related but not strictly dose-dependent, indicating a complex deposition and clearance mechanism. This study provides the first evidence of metal-containing (organometallic) species in e-cigarette aerosols and exposure-associated metal accumulation in murine lung tissue. These findings reinforce the need for further mechanistic and longitudinal investigations to assess the health risks associated with chronic vaping exposure. Graphical abstract

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