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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 ...
FDA Cuts Threaten New Drugs as Reviewers Saddled With Extra Jobs
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping layoffs across federal health agencies is disrupting the work of drug, medical ...
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 ...
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Makary’s first speech to FDA staff focuses on challenging norms, fighting chronic disease
In recording, Makary said little about specific plans for his agency or about the layoffs that have roiled his workforce.
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office ...
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FDA eyes contractors to replace laid-off workers
The FDA plans to hire contractors to take over responsibilities previously handled by some of its employees affected by ...
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RFK Jr. blasts FDA as industry's 'sock puppet,' warns about 'deep state' influence at agency: Politico
Ever since President Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | In a Friday speech to FDA employees, the HHS secretary ...
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Trump's FDA head Marty Makary calls 'soul care' essential to health, warns spiritual needs often 'neglected'
President Donald Trump's newly confirmed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, emphasized that “soul ...
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 ...
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 ...