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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.
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 ...
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’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 ...
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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 ...
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Physicians committee applauds FDA commissioner Makary’s leadership on phasing out animal testing in favor of human-relevant methods
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Marty Makary, MD, MPH, ...
RFK Jr. Warns FDA Staff of ‘Deep State’ in All-Hands Meeting
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned Food and Drug Administration staff about the influence of the “deep state” on the agency in an ...
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RFK Jr. blasts FDA as industry's 'sock puppet,' warns about 'deep state' influence at agency: Politico
Ever since President Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | In a Friday speech to FDA employees, the HHS secretary ...
Kennedy tells FDA employees that 'the Deep State is real': report
HHS Secretary Kennedy reportedly told FDA employees on Friday that "the Deep State" is real and that the agency had become a ...
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
Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is reversing course, ...