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FDA employees say the agency's Elsa generative AI hallucinates entire studies
The federal agency introduced Elsa last month, boasting about the AI tool's ability to increase efficiency at the FDA.
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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.
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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 ...
STAT18d
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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review17d
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 ...
HealthLeaders Media17d
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.
Makary ally named to key FDA drug post
Dr. George Tidmarsh, a Stanford pediatrics adjunct professor and former pharmaceutical executive, is FDA Commissioner Marty ...
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 ...
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 ...
STAT18d
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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Trump 2026 Budget Plan’s NIH Cuts Could Slow Drug Development, CBO Warns
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cautioned that President Trumps proposed 2026 federal budgetfeaturing deep cuts to ...