FILE -- Dr. Marty Makary speaks during a screening of the HBO documentary film "Bleed Out" on Dec. 12, 2018, in New York City.Noam Galai/Getty Images for HBO

Trump nominates Marty Makary, a critic of some COVID-19 health measures, to lead the FDA

In books and articles Makary has decried the overprescribing of drugs, the use of pesticides on foods and the undue influence of pharmaceutical and insurance companies over doctors and government regulators.

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