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Physicians Committee Applauds FDA Commissioner Makary’s Leadership on Phasing Out Animal Testing in Favor of Human-Relevant Methods
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new ...
Kennedy, in private speech to FDA staff, calls agency a ‘sock puppet' for the industry
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a speech Friday to Food and Drug Administration staff, derided their past ...
RFK Jr. Warns FDA Staff of ‘Deep State’ in All-Hands Meeting
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned Food and Drug Administration staff about the influence of the “deep state” on the agency in an ...
RFK Jr. calls FDA a 'sock puppet' for industries in private speech to agency staff
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at ...
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 ...
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, ...
The downside of RIFs at NIH
But Youle’s dismissal, along with 10 others at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, underscores ...
Republicans tee up Medicaid cuts
House Republicans have passed a budget resolution that paves the way for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — and ...
FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies, drugs
The FDA announced a shift away from animal testing for drug approval, citing advanced alternatives like AI and organoids ...
FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The Food and Drug Administration is finalizing plans to replace some of the employees it laid off with contractors, three FDA ...
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FDA plans to end animal testing requirements for monoclonal antibody drugs
The FDA is moving away from requiring animal models for investigational new drug (IND) applications for new monoclonal ...
Ex-FDA Official Is Worried About the FDA's New "Anti-Vaccine Tone"
Dr. Peter Marks, an ex-FDA vaccine official, is warning of a fundamental change at the agency—where vaccine skepticism now ...