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Undark Magazine9d
Safety of Foreign-Made Medications in Question After FDA Layoffs
Loss of support staff has slowed critical investigations of drug manufacturers. Little relief has materialized.
Cancer Therapy Advisor8d
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say
The investigative unit, which looks into potential safety issues with drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and other products, has had a retention problem for years. Inspectors leave so often that, even ...
STAT15d
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 ...
MM&M16d
FDA layoffs could compromise safety of medications made at foreign ...
Policy 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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review15d
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 ...
The Berkshire Eagle18h
Former top FDA official speaks in Great Barrington, calls for urgent public health action
Dr. Peter Marks, the former director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, urged public health leaders ...
As FDA Lays Off Thousands, State AGs Step In to Probe Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs
A recipient of the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award, Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis spoke with the National Law Journal about his storied career, from bringing one of the nation’s ...
PharmExec8d
Is AI Replacing Laid Off FDA Workers?
Marcel Botha discusses whether AI can truly be used to replace laid off human workers at FDA.
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
Science-Based Medicine9dOpinion
Go Ahead, Make the Case That Science, Free Speech, and the FDA Are Thriving Under Drs. Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad
Unlike Drs. Adam Cifu and John Mandrola, I do not constantly boast of my "nuance" or claim to be a master of "clinical ...
HealthLeaders Media14d
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign ...
Beyond staff cuts, the departures of investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.