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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

Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices,

Yahoo · 8h

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 · 13h

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.

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief

The Hill on MSN · 13h

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

Reuters on MSN · 15h

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.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 15h

Pfizer taps former FDA drug chief as chief medical officer

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has tapped Patrizia Cavazzoni, the former head of drug regulation at the FDA, as its new chief medical officer. Cavazzoni was most recently director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.

FDA, Drug and Ozempic

Reuters · 13h

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

Drug compounders on Monday sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its decision last week to remove Novo Nordisk's weight loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic from its shortage list, a move that will sharply curtail the compounders' ability to sell cheaper versions of the drugs.

AOL · 2d

FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages, but it could mean higher prices

The FDA has announced that the shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic, medications used for weight loss and diabetes management, is over.

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.

Medtronic, Parkinson's disease and FDA

Reuters · 18h

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 · 19h

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 · 7h

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 ...

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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 ...

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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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 ...

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FDA To Review Teva and Alvotech Drug That Could Compete With Regeneron's Eylea

Key Takeaways Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and partner Alvotech said the Food and Drug Administration agreed to review ...

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Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs resolved, FDA says

Shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy that have been in place for more than two years have been resolved, as supplies of obesity ...

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Federal layoffs spark concerns over nation’s food safety

We still don’t know the full extent of layoffs at the FDA, though they are widespread. That could reduce oversight of the ...

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US FDA approves Mirum Pharma's genetic disorder drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mirum Pharmaceuticals' genetic disorder drug on Friday, making it the first ...

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