Op-Eds/Commentaries

Op-Eds/Commentaries


Op-Ed - 12/5/2022

Congress needs to update FDA regulations on diagnostic tests and cosmetics

By Scott Gottlieb, MD and Mark B. McClellan, MD

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Op-Ed - 2/15/2022

America needs a confirmed leader at FDA — now

Mark McClellan, Scott Gottlieb, and Margaret Hamburg and Andy Slavitt

Op-Ed - 7/8/2021

Beyond ample supply, hurdles abound in the race to vaccinate the globe

Mark McClellan, Krishna Udayakumar, Michael Merson, and Gary Edson

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Op-Ed - 6/2/2021

We’re part of a planning group for a covid-19 commission. Here’s why we need one.

Marc Lipsitch, Mark McClellan and Robert Rodriguez

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Op-Ed - 4/28/2021

Why America’s Next Covid Push Should Be Outside America

Mark McClellan, Krishna Udayakumar, Michael Merson, Gary Edson

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Commentary - 4/4/2021

COVID Arsenal Needs Pills as Well as Shots

By Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 2/7/2021

What to Do When There’s a Covid-19 Vaccine Glut

By Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

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Commentary - 1/10/2021

A Light Regulatory Touch to Keep Covid Drugs Current

Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 12/20/2020

Why Are Covid Antibody Drugs Sitting on Shelves?

By Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 11/29/2020

Deploying Big Data to Determine How Well Vaccines Work

Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 11/15/2020

It’s Now Up to Governors to Slow the Spread

Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 11/1/2020

How Congress Can Get Kids Back to Class

Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 10/18/2020

Where Do I Go to Get My Covid Antibody Cocktail?

Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 10/8/2020

The Trump Treatment for Covid Is Coming Soon

By Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

Commentary - 9/29/2020

7 former FDA commissioners: The Trump administration is undermining the credibility of the FDA

Robert Califf, Scott Gottlieb, Margaret Hamburg, Jane Henney, David Kessler, Mark McClellan and Andy von Eschenbach

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Commentary - 8/21/2020

Building A Better Health Care System Post-Covid-19: Steps for Reducing Low-Value and Wasteful Care

Corinna Sorenson, Ph.D., MHSA, MPH Mark Japinga, MPA, Hannah Crook, Mark McClellan, MD, Ph.D.

Commentary - 6/28/2020

Reinvent Health Care to Beat COVID-19

Mark McClellan
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Commentary - 6/21/2020

Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Rules for Clinical Trials in a Pandemic

Scott Gottlieb and Mark McClellan

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Commentary - 5/20/2020

USA Today Op-Ed: Health leaders: Let’s #OpenSafely

Andy Slavitt and Dr. Mark McClellan

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