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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 ...
RFK Jr. says FDA has become a ‘sock puppet’ in meeting with staff
Kennedy Jr. said Friday, telling workers at the beleaguered agency that those industries have exerted too much influence on regulatory decisions for too long. In a roughly 27-minute speech, Kennedy ...
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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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This Nvidia-Backed AI Stock Is Shrugging Off Market Pain Thanks to the FDA. Should You Buy Shares Now?
Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX) shares closed up 27% after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it wants to phase out ...
RFK Jr. calls FDA a 'sock puppet' for industries in private speech to agency staff
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at ...
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FDA plans to phase out animal testing for some drugs
The initiative, which will start with monoclonal antibodies, is the first big regulatory shift from the FDA since Martin ...
Californian Eric Dane reveals ALS diagnosis: What to know about the rare disease
Actor and Californian, Eric Dane revealed he's been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. Here's ...
Ex-FDA Official Is Worried About the FDA’s New “Anti-Vaccine Tone”
Dr. Peter Marks, an ex-FDA vaccine official, is warning of a fundamental change at the agency—where vaccine skepticism now ...
Honey-roasted peanuts recalled after customer’s allergic reaction: FDA
An Ohio-based nut company is recalling over 140 cases of honey-roasted peanuts due to the possible presence of an allergen.
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, ...
FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies and drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that monoclonal antibodies ...
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial ...