STAT+: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defends rare disease drug rejections, Vinay Prasad

Stat News2/26/2026

Summary

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defended the agency’s recent rejections of rare disease drugs in an interview with CNBC. He also addressed comments made by one of his deputies, Vinay Prasad.

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Cluster Activity

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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)

52d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1255
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1255/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1255/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5

Story Timeline

  1. 2026-02-26
    STAT+: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defends rare disease drug rejections, Vinay Prasad (current)
  2. 2026-02-27
  3. 2026-03-05

Score BreakdownRisk 50

Source Reputation: Low-trust source (4/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 52 days - proven survivor

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