Christina Jewett
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FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.
RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
FDA Moves Forward With Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive product...
What Are ‘Healthy’ Foods? New Rules for Labeling Are Issued.
The Food and Drug Administration released final rules on labeling foods as “healthy,” tightening limits for sugar, sodium and saturated fat.
FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The agency is asking the White House, in the final days of the Biden era, to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive...
Dr Martin Makary Chosen to Head the FDA
A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers on health, is taking aim at the agency’s oversight on many fronts.
F.D.A. Wants to Pull Ineffective Decongestant From Stores
It was added to cold and flu remedies in the 1990s when another ingredient went behind the counter over illicit meth lab concerns.
From AI to Musk’s Brain Chip, the F.D.A.’s Device Unit Faces Rapid Change
The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in revolutionary technology.
FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices
Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.