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FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices,

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

Trump reinstates fired staff working on food and device safety, 9/11 program

Patient advocacy groups had decried the firings, and lobbying groups rushed to save some slots that were in part funded by the private sector.

Yahoo · 1d

FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs

The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,

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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.

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FDA rehires medical device staffers fired only days earlier

Like other agencies, the FDA terminations went to employees in their probationary period, typically the first two years of federal employment. But that approach resulted in the te

Drug compounders sue FDA over semaglutide status

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Off-brand weight loss drug makers are suing the FDA again

A group that represents pharmacies that have been producing off-brand versions of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs just filed another lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This time, it’s over the health regulator’s decision to remove semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) popular Ozempic and Wegovy treatments — from its drug shortage list.

The Hill on MSN · 18h

Drug compounders sue over weight loss drugs’ removal from FDA shortage list

A trade group representing compounding pharmacies has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for removing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, from its drug

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Drug compounders sue FDA over Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, Wegovy

Drug compounders aren’t ready to give up their ability to produce off-brand versions of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic without a fight. An industry group has sued the U.

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief

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Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of

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Pfizer names former FDA director as chief medical officer

Pfizer on Monday named the former head of the U.S. health regulator's drug evaluation unit, Patrizia Cavazzoni, as its chief medical officer, bringing back an industry veteran to lead its regulatory and drug safety operations.

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Pfizer taps former FDA drug chief as chief medical officer

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has tapped Patrizia Cavazzoni, the former head of drug regulation at the FDA, as its new chief medical officer. Cavazzoni was most recently director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a recall of popular mac and cheese products and classified the risk level for consumers. Feel Good Foods is recalling its frozen Three Cheese ...

FDA Food Division Leader Quits After Staff Layoffs

Jim Jones, a deputy commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned Monday following what he called the ...

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FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect

The FDA's new standards for foods before they can be labeled as "healthy" on their packaging will go into effect about two ...

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F.D.A. Expands Access to Clozapine, a Key Treatment for Schizophrenia

Federal regulators will no longer require patients to provide blood tests before receiving the drug from pharmacies.

How the FDA's approval for food additives works, and why experts say a loophole allows companies to bypass it

Experts say that for decades, a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially ...

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Map Shows States With Listeria Cases as FDA Recalls Nutritional Shake

A nationwide recall of frozen nutritional shakes has been issued after a listeria outbreak tied to the drinks resulted in multiple hospitalizations and deaths across the United States, according to ...

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would ...

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See Spot live longer: Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle

The start-up Loyal developed a pill to extend dogs’ lifespan that has been recognized by the FDA as having “reasonable ...

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