#Pulmonary #Epidemiology people who are about to attend #ATS2026 will all make note of this new natural experiment. This will provide further damning evidence that #vaping is specifically a financial tool designed to adict a new generation to cheap and plentiful nicotine (and not a #SmokingCessation tool)!
#FuckBigTobacco
#Liars
FDA chief resigns after Trump admin forced approval of fruity e-cigs
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent authorization of the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes approved for sale to adults 21 and over in the U.S. is raising concerns from pediatrician groups and advocacy organizations about the potential impact on minors."
https://abcnews.com/US/fdas-authorization-2-fruit-flavored-vapes-raises-concerns/story?id=132857560
#PublicHealth #tobacco #vaping #FDA #pediatricians #ChildrensHealth
…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.
How Iran's Internet Blackout Is Crippling Its Economy, and the Fight Over Fruit-Flavored Vapes
"President Trump has signed off on a plan to fire Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, after a series of clashes over vaping, oversight of the abortion pill and a series of new drug application denials that rattled biotech companies, according to a person briefed on the matter, who was not authorized to discuss it publicly."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/trump-fda-commissioner-makary.html
#healthcare #PublicHealth #vaping #tobacco #mifepristone #FDA #PrescriptionDrugs #MAGA #MAHA #HHS #USpol
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