Hahn Fields Queries On Electrical Stim Devices, Molybdenum Supplies For Imaging At FDA Confirmation Hearing
Executive Summary
MD Anderson Cancer Center chief medical officer Stephen Hahn fielded a number of questions senators asked at his 20 November confirmation hearing to lead the US FDA. Chief among them were inquiries about his government experience level, whether he would expedite a ban on electrical stimulation devices used against the intellectually disabled, and how he would address a shortage of molybdenum-99 used in advanced imaging scans.
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