She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.
The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.
In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a neuropeptide later linked to chronic pain syndromes and migraines.
Federal health officials have pared back the number of shots recommended for children. The states, led by Democrats, say the changes were not based on science.
Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency's principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines "dangerous." Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles.