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FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
Multiple current and laid-off FDA employees said the abrupt layoffs had resulted in delays and disruptions to the agency's ...
Opinion
Cuts to the FDA are slowing medical innovation and endangering public health
If the goal of these cuts was to make the government leaner, the result has been to make it weaker. And in the realm of public health, weakness can be deadly.
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With Dr. Marty Makary in power, the FDA’s future comes slightly more into view
Following massive layoffs and cuts at the FDA, Makary’s plan for the agency is yet to fully unfold. But he has hinted at what ...
FDA will reduce food and drug inspections due to federal layoffs
FDA scales back routine inspections due to support staff layoffs, prioritizing high-risk cases amid government restructuring ...
FDA Seeks Staff Volunteers to Replace Recently Laid-Off Workers
The FDA’s drug center is asking its staff for volunteers to help out with contract and acquisition requests after the health ...
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FDA layoffs and priority review voucher programme’s lapse disrupt rare disease pipeline
The expiration of the FDA’s paediatric priority review voucher programme is creating uncertainty for rare disease drug ...
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FDA seeks contractors to replace dozens of feds laid off two weeks ago
About one week after FDA announced a RIF, the agency began drafting a statement of work seeking contractors to do the same ...
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Vanda sues FDA over hearing delay as agency points to mass layoffs, other litigation with the biopharma
Vanda Pharmaceuticals is suing the FDA again, this time alleging the agency is unlawfully delaying a hearing to discuss the ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA layoffs hurting user fee programs, pharma tariffs, and more
The FDA will remove industry representatives from advisory committees and replace them with patients and caregivers ...
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For an Air Force vet, an FDA layoff brings back symptoms of PTSD
For an Air Force veteran, an FDA layoff brings back symptoms of PTSD: "They say they care about us, then they cut us." ...
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Fact or Fiction? Unpacking FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s First Interviews
As Marty Makary nears the end of his first month on the job, the FDA Commissioner sat down for two interviews, offering ...
Is Your Milk Still Safe? FDA Puts Dairy Testing on Hold
According to Reuters, the FDA’s Division of Dairy Safety has paused its testing of Grade A dairy products, including ...