AXIOS (Peter Sullivan) - Marty Makary out as FDA chief
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is stepping down after a turbulent 13-month term marked by organizational upheaval, controversies over drug approvals and tensions with the White House. - Kyle Diamantas, the agency's deputy commissioner for food, will serve as acting commissioner, according to sources familiar. Why it matters: Under Makary, FDA became the unexpected source of drama and a lightning rod for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s broader efforts to upend health policy. - His departure means the Trump administration will be seeking to fill three Senate-confirmed health positions, including vacancies for Centers for Disease Control director and surgeon general. Driving the news: Makary, a Johns…