About this episode
<p>It regulates 20 percent of the U.S. economy, and its commissioner has an aggressive agenda — faster drug approvals, healthier food, cures for diabetes and cancer. How much can he deliver? (Part two of “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-freakonomics-radio-guide-to-getting-better/">The <i>Freakonomics Radio</i> Guide to Getting Better</a>.”)</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/martin-makary">Marty Makary</a>, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.</li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong><ul><li>"<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2840939">Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health</a>," by Vishal Patel, Michael Liu, and Anupam Jena <i>(JAMA Internal Medicine,</i> 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/trump-autism-tylenol-leucovorin-what-science-says/">What the evidence tells us about Tylenol, leucovorin, and autism</a>," by Matthew Herper <i>(STAT,</i> 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/opinion/i-run-the-fda-pharma-ads-are-hurting-americans.html">I Run the F.D.A. Pharma Ads Are Hurting Americans</a>." by Marty Makary <i>(New York Times,</i> 2025).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4sEwAJ9"><i>Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health</i></a><i>, </i>by Marty Makary (2024).</li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>EXTRAS:</strong><ul><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-you-really-allergic-to-penicillin/">Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin?</a>" by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-fix-the-hot-mess-of-u-s-healthcare-ep-456/">How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare</a>," by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2021).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/bad-medicine-part-3-death-by-diagnosis/">Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis</a>," by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2016).</li></ul></li></ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>