Peter J. Pitts

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  • Jun 29, 2026
    American medicine has entered the precision era. Too much of our insurance system is still operating on dial-up. Every October Washington congratulates itself for promoting breast...
  • Jun 16, 2026
    One of the first things I learned during my time at the FDA was that biology rarely cooperates with political talking points. That's not a criticism. It's simply reality. Biological...
  • Jun 1, 2026
    The next Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration does not need to be a physician. But he does need to be a diagnostician. The FDA's biggest challenges today are not...
  • May 27, 2026
    Americans once associated bootlegging with bathtub gin, counterfeit liquor, and criminal syndicates exploiting Prohibition-era loopholes. Eliot Ness built his reputation chasing...