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Makary says FDA will remove pharma representatives from advisory panels
Makary announced the change during his first interview as commissioner. He spent much of the conversation with Megyn Kelly ...
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
Drug Development Is Slowing Down After Cuts at the FDA
The agency is missing deadlines and not responding to biotech companies, forcing some to push back clinical trials.
FDA Announces Removal of Pharma Representatives from Advisory Panels: A Shift Toward Patient-Centric Decision-Making
The FDA’s advisory committees play a crucial role in evaluating the safety and efficacy of new drugs and medical devices. By excluding industry representatives, the agency aims to ensure that these ...
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FDA’s Plan to Replace Animal Testing Begins a ‘New Era for Drug Testing,’ says Doctors Group
The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes the use of human-relevant test methods to replace ...
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 Cuts Threaten New Drugs as Reviewers Saddled With Extra Jobs
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping layoffs across federal health agencies are disrupting the work of drug, ...
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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Trump's FDA head Marty Makary calls 'soul care' essential to health, warns spiritual needs often 'neglected'
President Donald Trump's newly confirmed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, emphasized that “soul ...
FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The contractors would effectively replace most of the work done by more than 50 laid-off federal employees who handled travel ...
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FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs in what it calls a ‘paradigm shift’
The move comes after lawmakers sought to force the agency to update regulations that would allow alternatives to animal ...