Opinion: Vinay Prasad is my former student and friend. His departure from FDA is a loss for American medicine

A version of this piece first appeared in Sensible Medicine. Vinay Prasad, Marty Makary, and Adam Cifu, among others, were founding members of Sensible Medicine.

After news came out that Vinay Prasad would be leaving the Food and Drug Administration, my colleague John M. Mandrola, a cardiologist and contributor to Sensible Medicine, wrote, “Mainly, I am sad.”

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