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The FDA Boss on the Agency’s MAHA Makeover
Dr. Marty Makary has criticized the Food and Drug Administration for being "captured" by Big Food and Big Pharma. Now, the ...
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After ‘conflicting’ signals from FDA, rare disease drugmaker contemplates closure
Stealth BioTherapeutics, which has been developing a rare disease drug, said it is making contingency plans to close the ...
FDA's top vaccine official leaves agency after controversial decisions
Dr. Vinay Prasad, an oncologist who was a fierce critic of COVID vaccine and mask mandates, was appointed in May.
FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
Dr. Vinay Prasad is stepping down as the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator after a brief tenure.
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after 3 months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as ...
US FDA's chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency
Vinay Prasad, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's chief medical and science officer, has left the health regulator, the U ...
US FDA names Sean Keveney as chief counsel
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday named Sean Keveney as its new chief counsel, placing him in charge of ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra process foods, dietary guidelines and ...
Controversial FDA official Dr. Vinay Prasad departs agency
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the controversial critic of the US Food and Drug Administration who took a top role at the regulatory ...
FDA employees say the agency's Elsa generative AI hallucinates entire studies
The federal agency introduced Elsa last month, boasting about the AI tool's ability to increase efficiency at the FDA.
After nearly 1 million deaths, FDA makes move on prescription safety
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is mandating changes to opioid painkiller labels, warning of addiction, overdose and long‑term risks amid a deadly epidemic that has claimed nearly one million ...
FDA asks Justice Department to classify gas station products with opioid-like effects as illicit substances
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