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After ‘conflicting’ signals from FDA, rare disease drugmaker contemplates closure
Stealth BioTherapeutics, which has been developing a rare disease drug, said it is making contingency plans to close the ...
Can Boston startup Whoop win its face-off with the FDA?
Whoop is betting on political connections and wellness claims to keep its blood pressure monitoring feature, despite FDA ...
FDA's top vaccine official leaves agency after controversial decisions
Dr. Vinay Prasad, an oncologist who was a fierce critic of COVID vaccine and mask mandates, was appointed in May.
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after short stint
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after nearly three months as Director ...
US FDA names Sean Keveney as chief counsel
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday named Sean Keveney as its new chief counsel, placing him in charge of ...
FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that ...
FDA looking to make vapes less addictive as agency head claims 85% of those sold are ‘illegal’
“First of all, 85 percent of vaping products sold at your local vape shop are illegal,” he told Rob Schmitt Tonight. “These ...
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.
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra process foods, dietary guidelines and ...
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FDA Calls for Better Opioid Safety Labeling
The FDA is requiring opioid pain medication manufacturers to update safety labeling with a stronger emphasis on risks from ...
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after 3 months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as ...