Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency’s administrator in a party line ...
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Dismantling the FDA’s Tobacco Office Marks a New Beginning
Dismantling the CTP is not enough, what replaces it must be significantly better, smarter, and more focused on science and ...
FDA layoffs could raise drug costs and erode food safety
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who ...
Hot Sauce Recall Map as Warning Issued in 10 States
Texas Pete® Habanero Buffalo Sauce is getting recalled due to the sauce possibly containing Sriracha Sauce. In an alert by ...
FDA bird flu testing efforts disrupted by RFK Jr.'s layoffs, officials say
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.
Scientists sound warning over Trump cuts — and 75% consider leaving the U.S.
This week, in response to President Trump's ongoing cuts to scientific research and staffing at federal agencies, nearly ...
The Supreme Court Blesses the FDA's Rejection of Flavored Nicotine Vapes
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected an appeals court's conclusion that the Food and Drug ...
FDA delays full approval of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance
The FDA has delayed granting full approval of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine despite it being on track to be cleared until ...
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FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership
Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), has resigned from his position, effective Saturday, 5 April, 2025.In ...
FDA employees face abrupt layoffs amid federal job cuts, sparking confusion and inefficiency
Thousands of employees at the Food and Drug Administration learned by email that they were being let go, but then some were called back to the office.
US Health Dept may ask fired staff to keep working, reinstate others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of employees fired this week from the Department of Health and Human Services and the public ...
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Idaho bill to allow ivermectin sales over the counter passes Senate
Dr. Sky Blue, who works with ivermectin in his practice as infectious disease doctor in Idaho, told the Idaho Capital Sun that the bill is part of a broader trend to promote unproven medical remedies ...