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FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies and drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that monoclonal antibodies ...
US FDA to phase out animal testing in drug development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it plans to replace animal testing in the development of monoclonal ...
Food Safety Was Slipping in the U.S. Then Came Mass Layoffs
Boar's Head deli meats recall notice at a deli counter in a Queens, New York grocery store.Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal ...
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is reversing course, ...
Kennedy Accuses F.D.A. of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies
The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address ...
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Crucial FDA drug reviews expected to be slowed by job cuts
A former top FDA official said it’s only a matter of time before the chaos at the agency starts to impact drug reviews.
FDA phasing out some animal testing in 'win-win' for ethics and public health: commissioner
The FDA is phasing out an animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibody therapies in favor of testing drugs on “lab-grown human ‘organoids.'" ...
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How FDA layoffs may impact food safety
Layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration are expected to reduce the FDA's workforce by 20%. Susan Mayne, former director ...
Former FDA head Califf: Trump administration actions are an effort 'to destroy the FDA'
The FDA saw a significant reduction in force Tuesday, and former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said the industry is going to ...
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Why the closure of an FDA office may impact generics manufacturers — and everyday Americans
The Division of Policy Development in the Office of Generic Drug Policy, which was created more than a decade ago, was ...
Trump administration starts mass layoffs at health agencies
The cuts are part of a plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink staffing levels in federal ...