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Fired FDA communications staff worry about impact on public health
As the Trump administration cuts thousands of federal jobs, some fired workers worry about health agencies' ability to ...
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office ...
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How FDA layoffs may impact food safety
Layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration are expected to reduce the FDA's workforce by 20%. Susan Mayne, former director ...
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial ...
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
Former Food and Drug Administration vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks discussed his efforts to 'make nice' with Kennedy and ...
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After Hetlioz’s rejection in jet lag disorder, Vanda sues FDA for right to promote off-label use
After years of back-and-forth with the FDA over Hetlioz's potential use as a jet lag disorder treatment, Vanda ...
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FDA phasing out some animal testing in 'win-win' for ethics and public health: commissioner
"The FDA will promote the use of lab-grown human ‘organoids' and organ-on-a-chip systems that mimic human organs – such as liver, heart, and immune organs – to test drug safety. These ...
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FDA lays off bird flu leadership, among steep cuts to senior veterinarians
"The food compliance officers and animal drug reviewers survived, but they have no one at the comms office to put out a safety alert, no admin staff to pay external labs to test products," one FDA ...