FDA Insight

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 clinicaltrials.gov.