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BioMarin said it is acquiring Amicus Therapeutics, maker of rare-disease drugs, for $4.8 billion.
FDA voucher program enables political influence in science, staffers say
A new FDA program meant to speed drug reviews is becoming a vehicle for political interference, STAT’s Lizzy Lawrence reports exclusively.
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