AXIOS (Caitlin Owens) - Three finalists emerge to lead FDA
White House aide Heidi Overton, oncologist Jeffrey Vacirca and senior Pentagon health official Stephen Ferrara are all in the running to be the next FDA commissioner , sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The agency is moving to repair its relationship with industry and rehire critical staff since the departure of former commissioner Marty Makary. But a full-time political leader will ultimately decide the agency's direction. Driving the news: The three finalists are now being vetted. Overton and Vacirca were first reported as possible nominees by Bloomberg. Ferrara, now the Pentagon's principal deputy assistant secretary for health affairs, has not been previously reported. - Overton is currently deputy director of the White House…