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Join Dr. Anand Shah, FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs, and other FDA leaders as they provide their insight into issues facing the agency, including the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging topics.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Jan 19, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 13m AVG DURATION
  • 25 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from FDA Insight

Pandemic Recovery and Preparedness Plan (PREPP)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 11:54


Join FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs Anand Shah, M.D. for their final episode of FDA Insight as they discuss FDA’s Pandemic Recovery and Preparedness Plan, or PREPP. After this episode, the program is scheduled to go on hiatus.

New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 19:31


Frank Yiannas, FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, joins Dr. Shah for a discussion on the New Era of Smarter Food Safety and how its blueprint impacts FDA’s COVID-19 response.

Compounded Drugs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 10:57


Gail Bormel from the Office of Compliance in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research joins Dr. Shah for a discussion on drug compounding and its contribution to fighting COVID-19.

Advanced Manufacturing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 11:18


Dr. Jeffrey C. Baker, Deputy Director of the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology Products in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, joins Dr. Shah for a discussion on how FDA’s efforts help innovation and implementation of Advanced Manufacturing technologies regarding food and drug safety.

Minority Health and Health Equity

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 13:26


Dr. Anand Shah and Rear Adm. Richardae Araojo, Associate Commissioner of Minority Health, discuss the FDA’s efforts to address minority health disparities among diverse racial and ethnic populations.

Rare Diseases and Orphan Products

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 15:01


Dr. Shah welcomes Dr. Janet Maynard, director of FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development, for a discussion on the agency’s work advancing evaluation and development of products that demonstrate promise for the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.

Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 17:25


Dr. Shah welcomes Dr. Suzanne Schwartz, director of FDA’s Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, for a discussion on personal protective equipment and its critical role in helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Hand Hygiene During COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 11:54


Dr. Shah welcomes Elizabeth Jungman, director of CDER’s Office of Regulatory Policy, to talk about hand sanitizers and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Get Your Flu Vaccine

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 14:01


On this week's episode, Dr. Shah brings Dr. Peter Marks back to the show to discuss the importance of getting the flu vaccine. For more information about the flu vaccine, visit: https://www.fda.gov/flu

Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccines

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 9:39


Dr. Peter Marks, FDA's Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, returns for his third episode to provide an update on COVID-19 vaccines and to discuss the upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting.

An Insight into Women’s Health

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 14:55


Dr. Kaveeta Vasisht, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Women's Health, joins FDA Insight to discuss the Office of Women's Health's work to advance the health of women through scientific programs, policy development, research, education and outreach.

Anti-Microbial Resistance

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 13:15


Dr. Shah welcomes Dr. Steve Solomon, Director of FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, to discuss the work CVM is doing in combating antimicrobial resistance.

A Closer Look at Nutrition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 18:50


Dr. Shah welcomes Dr. Susan Mayne, Director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, to discuss nutrition and chronic disease prevention, including health disparities.

E-Cigarettes and the National Youth Tobacco Survey

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 20:00


Mitch Zeller, Director of FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, joins Dr. Shah in a discussion on e-cigarettes (or vapes) and the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey results. For more on how you can stop using tobacco products, go to https://everytrycounts.gov.

The Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19 Pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 21:23


Dr. Shah welcomes Megan Moncur, FDA’s Associate Director of Opioid Policy, to the show to discuss the opioid epidemic and how it’s been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drug Shortages and COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 9:18


Valerie Jensen, the Associate Director of the Drug Shortages staff in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, joins Dr. Shah for a discussion on drug shortages and how the COVID-19 pandemic can impact the drug supply chain.

Health Fraud and COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 6:09


Dr. Judy McMeekin, the Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, joins Dr. Shah on the show to discuss FDA's fight against health fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Your Digital Health

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 12:22


Dr. Shah welcomes Bakul Patel, the director of Digital Health at FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, to discuss telemedicine, digital health tools, and FDA’s new Digital Health Center of Excellence.

A “Topical” Discussion on Sunscreen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 11:00


During the summer, fun in the sun is a high priority for many families, but what do you really know about that sunscreen protecting you? Dr. Terri Michele, the Director of the Office of Non-Prescription Drugs in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, joins Dr. Shah to discuss sunscreen safety.

Vaccines for COVID-19, Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 15:45


Dr. Peter Marks returns for a more comprehensive discussion on vaccines as they relate to COVID-19. Find out more about “herd immunity,” Operation Warp Speed, and vaccine distribution in this episode.

Vaccines for COVID-19, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 11:41


In Part 1 of FDA Insight’s vaccine series, Dr. Shah welcomes Dr. Peter Marks, director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, to discuss the basics of COVID-19 vaccine development.

Clinical Trials and Treatments for COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 15:59


Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, the acting director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, joins Dr. Shah for an in-depth discussion on clinical trials and treatments for COVID-19. A list of clinical trials are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov.

Food Safety and COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 11:17


FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., returns to FDA Insight to discuss food safety issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All About COVID-19 Testing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 9:39


Dr. Anand Shah, FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs, welcomes Toby Lowe, the Associate Director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health, to discuss the basics of diagnostic tests for COVID-19.

Fighting COVID-19 at the FDA

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 13:41


FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, and FDA Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs Dr. Anand Shah discuss FDA's COVID-19 efforts, including the drug development process for a COVID-19 treatment.

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