FDA Medical Device Division Head Schultz To Resign

Daniel Schultz, head of FDA's medical device division, will resign after staff scientists alleged they were pressured into approving certain products against their professional opinion. Lawmakers are investigating the allegations, made earlier this year in a letter to the Obama administration transition team by nine of the scientists.

• "Head of FDA Division, Under Scrutiny, Resigns" (AP/New York Times, 8/12).