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Dr. Vinay Prasad, a controversial critic of the US Food and Drug Administration who took a top role at the regulatory agency in May, has returned to his job weeks after resigning amid pressure from the White House and right-wing activist Laura Loomer.

“At the FDA’s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” said Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon in a statement to CNN on Saturday.

Nixon did not respond to CNN’s inquiry about whether Prasad will also return to his role as FDA chief medical and scientific officer.

In late July, Prasad, a hematologist oncologist, said he was resigning because he “

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