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Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, ...
FDA to boost surprise inspections at foreign-based food, medical plants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing ...
Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication
Trump told Time magazine in December he would not restrict access to abortion medication. On the campaign trail, the ...
FDA taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry, to lead vaccines division
The Food and Drug Administration has tapped Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of federal COVID-19 policies and a proponent of ...
Trump administration wants to dismiss Missouri AG’s lawsuit targeting abortion pill
MO Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit in 2023 along with AGs from Kansas and Idaho challenging prescribing ...
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Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies
Vinay Prasad will be the next director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, after Peter Marks was ...
Trump orders FDA to help speed building of new drug factories
The Food and Drug Administration should look for ways to streamline regulations on new U.S. drug manufacturing facilities to ...
Vinay Prasad, a critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures, to lead FDA vaccine program
Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to ...
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New Band-Aid-Like Patch Delivers Drugs Directly to Internal Organs
Researchers have developed a wireless, Band-Aid-like patch that delivers drugs directly to internal organs, offering a ...
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FDA commissioner talks of shortening drug approval process, benefits of AI
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., spoke about the need to shorten the length of the drug approval ...
Top FDA official resigns after agency shake-up under Trump: ‘It was time’
Michael Rogers was the agency's top food safety inspector. His resignation comes as the department adjusts to a new direction under the Trump administration.