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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 · 2h

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 · 7h

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

Listeria, FDA

CNN · 4h

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,

Fox Business · 1d

Frozen shakes served at nursing homes recalled after being linked to numerous deaths, hospitalizations: FDA

The FDA announced that a food distributor is recalling all ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental shakes, typically sold to long-term care facilities, over listeria concerns.

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

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.

Drug compounders sue FDA over semaglutide status

Reuters · 7h

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.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 3h

Drug compounders sue FDA over semaglutide status: report

Makers of copycat versions of Novo Nordisk's (NVO) popular weight-loss drug semaglutide, also known as Ozempic and Wegovy, are suing the FDA for removing the GLP-1 medication from its shortage list. The Outsourcing Facilities Association,

Becker's Hospital Review · 11h

FDA sets deadline to end sales of Ozempic, Wegovy copycats

Compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies selling lower-cost versions of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy will soon have to halt production after the FDA set deadlines to phase out compounded semaglutide.

Pfizer Names Former FDA Drug Chief

Reuters · 11h

Pfizer names former FDA director Patrizia Cavazzoni as chief medical officer

Pfizer said on Monday former head of FDA's drug center, Patrizia Cavazzoni, will join the drugmaker as chief medical officer.

STAT · 9h

Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug center, joins Pfizer as chief medical officer

Patrizia Cavazzoni, formerly the top regulator of the drug division of the FDA, will join Pfizer as chief medical officer.

Bloomberg 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.

Medtronic, Parkinson's disease and FDA

Reuters · 12h

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 · 13h

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 · 1h

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 to meet before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their ...

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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 ...

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FDA Asks 300 Fired Scientists to Return

The FDA plans to rehire around 300 people in total, according to four sources with secondhand knowledge of the situation, ...

11h

Ex-FDA commissioner on implications of agency’s ‘unreasonable’ jobs cuts

Dr. Robert Califf, former FDA commissioner and instructor at Duke Department of Medicine, explains the negative implications ...

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FDA and USDA among federal agencies aiming to rehire workers hit by mass firings

A number of agencies are looking to rehire federal workers who lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's mission ...

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Ice Cream Recall Elevated To FDA’s Deadliest Category—But There’s A Catch

Seeing the words "Class I food recall" might make you think of contaminated products sitting on grocery store shelves, but ...

FDA Begins to Rescind Firings, Calls Some Employees Back to Work

The FDA late Friday started reversing termination notices for some employees that were laid off, informing workers to return ...

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NY lawmaker introduces bill to ban Zyn, other flavored nicotine pouches after FDA's support of product

A New York state lawmaker is proposing a ban on the sale of flavored nicotine pouches, even after the FDA authorized the ...

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