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Five priorities to remake the FDA in a time of deep uncertainty
Two former FDA leaders look at Commissioner Marty Makary’s early stumbles — and lay out a list of priorities to protect both ...
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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 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 ...
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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, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies, drugs
The FDA announced a shift away from animal testing for drug approval, citing advanced alternatives like AI and organoids ...
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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FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The plan was approved by FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, one email said. The move appears to contradict what laid-off workers supporting FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations had been ...
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 ...
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 ...