FDA <br />Commissioner <br />Scott Gottlieb Resigns An official with the Food and <br />Drug Administration said that <br />Gottlieb is resigning in order to <br />spend more time with his family. President Donald Trump <br />reportedly thinks highly <br />of the physician and does <br />not want him to leave. Alex Azar, HHS, via 'The Washington Post' Gottlieb has <br />focused the FDA's <br />efforts on the <br />opioid epidemic and teen vaping. Gottlieb's plan to curb <br />underage vaping would restrict <br />the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. The plan is expected to be <br />approved by the White House <br />even in Gottlieb's absence. The millionaire venture capitalist <br />and cancer survivor's resignation <br />is effective in about a month.
