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Exclusive: US FDA asks some fired pharma user fee negotiation staff to return
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired staff responsible for critically important funding ...
US FDA approves J&J's immune disorder drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Johnson & Johnson's drug to treat a type of muscle-weakening ...
US FDA chief says firings won't hinder agency's target dates for drug reviews
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet its targets for completing reviews of new drugs despite mass firings at the agency under the Trump administration, its chief said.
FDA delays decision on Stealth BioTherapeutics' rare genetic disorder drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed its decision on marketing approval for Stealth BioTherapeutics' treatment ...
As FDA delays Novavax' COVID vaccine approval, patients fight back
Thousands of Americans campaigning for the Novavax COVID-19 booster got some good news this week: the FDA signaled it might ...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products ...
US Justice Department unit for drug and food safety cases being disbanded
A Justice Department unit that handles criminal and civil enforcement of U.S. food and drug safety laws is being disbanded as ...
Exclusive: WHO to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue
The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first ...
US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of ...
France passes sweeping new drug law as cocaine surge drives crime wave
French lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping counter-narcotics law to equip the state with tougher tools to fight a sharp ...