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FDA Drug Inspections Post–Workforce Reductions: Potential Implications and Practical Steps Forward
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confronted with significant challenges in its inspection processes due to recent layoffs. Among ...
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Key Considerations for Foreign Clinical Trials When Looking Abroad for Product Development
With the continuing cuts to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staffing, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are ...
RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement
Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their ...
FDA: Job cuts at US health agency raises concerns over drug approvals
The US FDA is coping with a series of Trump-imposed job cuts. These are starting to hamper food safety and pharmaceutical ...
Trump administration proposes sharp budget cuts for HHS
An internal memo proposes carving out $40 billion from federal health agencies while eliminating dozens of programs.
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For struggling cell and gene therapy field, Peter Marks' FDA exit adds even more uncertainty
As a result, payers would balk at reimbursement even for approved agents, which Foroohar views would be a “more profound long-term challenge ... analogy between the FDA staffing situation ...
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HHS layoffs could imperil medical device cybersecurity, Democrats say
The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees medical devices, has 3,500 jobs on the chopping block — which could hinder ...
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New priorities require resources, expertise, and regulations: Where will they come from?
Risk No. 3: With sufficient dilution of staffing levels ... and a deep bench of expert staff. FDA’s food staff were up to these challenges on Jan. 1, but it is questionable whether that will ...