FDA Drug Czar Richard Pazdur Resigns Weeks After Taking Charge — Fueling Biotech Panic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration — the federal agency charged with approving drugs and vaccines — is in the midst of a fresh leadership shake-up just as it faces a major public-health reckoning. According to STAT, FDA veteran Richard Pazdur has filed retirement papers, effective at the end of the month, only weeks after accepting the job as head of…