The Readout Loud
The Readout Loud
STAT
The FDA's Overton era, and dispatches from Shanghai
29 minutes Posted Sep 24, 2026 at 7:26 pm.
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"The Readout LOUD" is going international this week.
STAT's Jason Mast joins the podcast from Shanghai, where he's digging into what the rise of Chinese drug development means for the biotech industry. The hosts also speak to colleague Margaret Manto about Heidi Overton, the president's pick to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Will the new nominee bring some needed stability or controversy to the troubled agency?
For more on Overton and her views on China, go here; to read about the ITM and Telix merger, go here; you can find the latest news on osteoporosis here.