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Inside the staff exodus and tanking morale that threaten Makary’s FDA
WASHINGTON — The steady erosion of experienced staff at the Food and Drug Administration is slowly compromising the agency’s ...
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked ...
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CDER Employees Leave FDA in Droves Amid HHS Overhaul
In the first 6 months of 2025, 385 employees resigned from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, compared with under ...
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Some agencies are walking back planned layoffs, Trump administration says
Other agencies are moving forward with RIFs and terminations, but official tells federal court some plans have changed.
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FDA Layoffs, 200 Rejection Letters, User Fees and Priority Vouchers, Bad Week for Rare Disease
Around 3,500 FDA employees received termination emails; FDA Commissioner Marty Makary suggests lowering industry user fees ...
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Drug inspectors warn of slower checks following FDA layoffs
Cuts at the FDA are slowing inspections of overseas drug manufacturers, prompting concerns from former and current employees that medication safety could be at risk, ProPublica reported July 7. Dozens ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA morale, a U.S.-Swiss trade deal on pharma levies, and more
The steady erosion of experienced staff is slowly compromising FDA work and low morale is pushing more workers to the exits ...
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Rx Rundown: Sarep­ta Ther­a­peu­tics, Juul, Pfizer and more
Sino Biopharma will acquire LaNova Medicines, which has licensed cancer drugs for Merck and AstraZeneca, for $951 million.
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FDA continuing talks about shifting food inspection to states
The Food and Drug Administration is developing a plan to shift more food safety inspections over to state partners over the ...
H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision
The Department of Health and Human Services finalized the layoffs of thousands of employees after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings ...