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FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

The reversal is the latest example of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to cost-cutting, which has resulted in several agencies firing, and then scrambling to rehire, employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.

Yahoo · 3h

FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs

The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,

Penn Live · 8h

FDA rehires medical device staffers fired only days earlier

Like other agencies, the FDA terminations went to employees in their probationary period, typically the first two years of federal employment. But that approach resulted in the te

The Associated Press on MSN · 8d

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.

Listeria, FDA and Shakes

CNN · 5h

Listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says

Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday. At least 38 people in 21 states had been infected,

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

US FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

The U.S. FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

People on MSN · 1h

12 Deaths Reported amid Listeria Outbreak Linked to Recalled Frozen Shakes

The outbreak has infected 38 individuals, 37 of whom have been hospitalized, and 12 who have died A listeria outbreak linked to recalled frozen shakes has left 12 people dead, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

FDA, Drug and Ozempic

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Drug compounders sue US FDA over removal of Wegovy, Ozempic from shortage list

Drug compounders sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday over its decision last week to remove Novo Nordisk's weight-loss and diabetes treatments Wegovy and Ozempic from its shortage list,

CNN on MSN · 3d

Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage, FDA says

Blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer in shortage, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Generic Wegovy, Ozempic compounds may become harder to get as FDA removes drug from shortage list

Compounding pharmacies producing cheaper semaglutide products have been given notice they will soon have to stop, as the drug is no longer on the FDA shortage list.

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief

The Hill on MSN · 8h

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of

Hosted on MSN · 10h

Pfizer Names Former FDA Drug Chief as Top Doctor

Pfizer Inc. appointed the Food and Drug Administration’s former top drug reviewer to serve as its chief medical officer.

Reuters on MSN · 9h

Pfizer names former FDA director as chief medical officer

Pfizer on Monday named the former head of the U.S. health regulator's drug evaluation unit, Patrizia Cavazzoni, as its chief medical officer, bringing back an industry veteran to lead its regulatory and drug safety operations.

Medtronic, Parkinson's disease and FDA

Reuters · 13h

US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for use in patients with Parkinson's disease, the medical device maker said on Monday.

MarketWatch · 14h

Medtronic Parkinson's Disease Brain Stimulation System Gets FDA Approval

Medtronic said the Food and Drug Administration approved a brain stimulation system for people afflicted with Parkinson's disease. The medical technology company said the regulator approved BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation and BrainSense Electrode Identifier.

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 2h

In Parkinson’s fight, Medtronic’s first-in-the-world adaptive therapy feature wins FDA approval

After decades of development and trials, Medtronic has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for adaptive technology personalizing treatment of Parkinson’s symptoms using advanced stimulation deep in the brain.

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FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect

The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their packaging will ...

How the FDA's approval for food additives works, and why experts say a loophole allows companies to bypass it

Experts say that for decades, a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially ...

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Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some of the Food and Drug Administration employees it ...

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Nationwide Mac & Cheese Snack Recall As FDA Issues Risk Warning

Feel Good Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall for thousands of cases of its Mac & Cheese Bites in February due to the ...

Hosted on MSN4h

Former Top Drug Regulator Lands Cushy Pfizer Gig After Leaving FDA During Trump Transition

Patrizia Cavazzoni, the former director of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, ...

6hOpinion

America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy

As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has ...

CBS News4d

Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.

The top official in charge of food safety and nutrition at the Food and Drug ... the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, task force. Firings at the FDA ...

UPI6d

FDA firings spur deputy commissioner for human foods to quit

Feb. 18 (UPI) --The Trump administration firings of employees at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration caused FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones to resign on Monday. The Trump ...

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