FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews
Read full article: FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviewsThe head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of the schedule.
FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access
Read full article: FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed accessThe Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals.
Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute
Read full article: Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public disputeVaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all.
A dozen former FDA leaders lambast claims by the agency's current vaccine chief
Read full article: A dozen former FDA leaders lambast claims by the agency's current vaccine chiefA dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a scathing denunciation of an FDA memo to staff that made sweeping claims casting doubt on vaccine safety.
FDA's top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe 'serious concerns'
Read full article: FDA's top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe 'serious concerns'The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct.
Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho
Read full article: Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in IdahoDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East.
FDA takes aim at Hims & Hers, weight loss drugs in new advertising blitz
Read full article: FDA takes aim at Hims & Hers, weight loss drugs in new advertising blitzThe Trump administration has issued its first warnings to online services that offer unofficial versions of popular drugs like the blockbuster obesity treatment Wegovy.
Democratic senator says classified meeting with intel agency is canceled after Loomer's criticism
Read full article: Democratic senator says classified meeting with intel agency is canceled after Loomer's criticismThe top ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says a classified meeting planned with a key U.S. spy agency was called off after it was criticized by Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist.
More Trump administration figures who met Laura Loomer’s ire are out. A look at her influence
Read full article: More Trump administration figures who met Laura Loomer’s ire are out. A look at her influencePresident Donald Trump has downplayed the influence of Laura Loomer, a right-wing provocateur known for her incendiary social media presence, in his administration’s decision-making.
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
Read full article: FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staffA top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.
Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
Read full article: Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophyShares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.
FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinations
Read full article: FDA panel is split on updates to COVID shots as questions loom for fall vaccinationsGovernment advisers are split on whether drugmakers should update their COVID-19 vaccines to better protect Americans this fall and winter.
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
Read full article: Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine programThe Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center.