Helen Branswell
This is not how science is supposed to work: @statnews's Lizzy Lawrence interviews #FDA staffers on how the agency is being asked to investigate issues of interest to Health Secretary Kennedy. “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this." https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/fda-under-trump-rfk-jr-staff-describe-political-pressure/
Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

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Oct 14 at 5:35pmWeb
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Horrible to see this happen to world-respected public health agencies in the US… But on a personal level, I’ve seen this a lot in people who ‘home school’ & appear to have no understanding of science: they put their desired result first - in an evidence free zone - so “It’s like the tail wagging the dog.... Go find data to support this."