President Trump has tapped Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, praising her as a “rockstar” with the ear and trust of the White House. With a packed agenda including faster cures, lower drug prices, and navigating conflicting pressures from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and GOP deregulation demands, she inherits a tough job — picking up where outgoing commissioner Marty Makary left off on ultraprocessed foods, antidepressants, and COVID-19 vaccines. Can she balance the president’s bold health goals while steering through political minefields?

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