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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 taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry to lead vaccines division
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tapped Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of federal COVID-19 policies and a ...
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 ...
FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
Multiple current and laid-off FDA employees said the abrupt layoffs had resulted in delays and disruptions to the agency's ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
US FDA to expand surprise checks at overseas drug and food plants, raising stakes for Indian pharma
CHENNAI: In a move to strengthen oversight and improve the safety of products reaching American consumers, the US Food and ...
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Indian-American doctor and anti-vaxxer picked to lead FDA's vaccines division
Indian-origin hematologist-oncologist, Vinay Prasad, a vocal critic of Covid-19 norms like mask policies and booster shots, ...
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FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
Food and Drug Administration officials have told some ... Kennedy initially planned to cut 3,500 employees from the FDA. In team-wide meetings that started last week, multiple FDA employees ...
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FDA in Crisis: How Trump Administration Downsizing Is Slowing Medical Innovation and Endangering Public Health
Recent reorganizations and "reductions in force" at the FDA have damaged the very backbone of our public health system.