food and drug administration

Food and Drug Administration, Staffers and Medical Device

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 New York Times · 4h

F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers

The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.

Oregonian · 2h

FDA scrambles to rehire food safety and other staffers who were fired last week

The Trump administration's chaotic cost-cutting has let to similar reversals at other agencies, which sought to rehire ex-employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.

Penn Live · 3h

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

Ozempic, FDA and Drug

Reuters · 3h

Drug compounders sue US FDA over removal of Wegovy, Ozempic from shortage list

Drug compounders on Monday sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its decision last week to remove Novo Nordisk's weight loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic from its shortage list, a move that will sharply curtail the compounders' ability to sell cheaper versions of the drugs.

AOL · 2d

FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages, but it could mean higher prices

The FDA has announced that the shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic, medications used for weight loss and diabetes management, is over.

Yahoo · 1d

End of Ozempic, Wegovy shortage means copycats must stop production

The FDA says the nationwide shortage for Ozempic and Wegovy is over, but as CBS News New York's Ali Bauman explains, that supply change could lead to consumers paying more.

Pfizer taps former FDA drug chief

STAT · 5h

Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug center, joins Pfizer as chief medical officer

Patrizia Cavazzoni, formerly the top regulator of the drug division of the FDA, will join Pfizer as chief medical officer.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

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.

Bloomberg on MSN · 6h

Pfizer Names Former FDA Drug Chief as Top Doctor

Pfizer Inc. appointed the Food and Drug Administration’s former top drug reviewer to serve as its chief medical officer.

US health agencies delay decision on definition of 'healthy' on food labels

U.S. health agencies will delay by more than two months a decision on updating the definition of the nutrient content claim ...

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Fewer food recalls yet more Americans sickened in 2024 than previous year, says new report

A new report says the number of total food and beverage recalls in the U.S. decreased in 2024 compared to 2023, yet more ...

STAT6h

FDA approves first drug for rare lipid storage disease

An approval for the first drug for a rare lipid storage disease, some FDA workers rehired, and other biotech news of the day ...

F.D.A. Firings Decimated Teams Reviewing A.I. and Food Safety

Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though ...

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 ...

Prevention on MSN8h

Food Safety Report Shows Alarming Rise in Recalls Last Year—What to Know

The report, which was published by the Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit consumer protection group, analyzed data ...

Listeria reported in shakes used in Florida nursing homes, leading to hospitalizations and deaths

Frozen supplemental shakes sold to hospitals and long-term care facilities in 21 states, including Florida, are making people ...

F.D.A.’s Food Safety Chief Resigns Over Trump Administration Layoffs

The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy ...

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