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How George Tidmarsh crossed the FDA-industry Rubicon

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To say that it has been an eventful few months for George Tidmarsh would be a bit of an understatement.

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Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS
Chief, Division of Hematology, Professor of medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami; Author, “Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public’s Trust”
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