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FDA launches safety study for abortion pill mifepristone, source says

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The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication. It will be a retrospective study of hundreds of thousands of cases, according to the … Read more

FDA delays cost Americans trillions and slow lifesaving drugs, new report says

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FDA fast-tracks pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib Family and emergency medicine physician Dr. Janette Nesheiwat discusses how artificial intelligence could help detect pancreatic cancer earlier and the FDA fast-tracking the drug daraxonrasib on ‘Fox Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new report argues that speeding up Food and Drug Administration reviews could … Read more

FDA panel recommends updating Covid shots to target XFG strain

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A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended updating this fall’s Covid shots to target the XFG variant, a fast-growing strain nicknamed “stratus.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The recommendation — from the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee — is … Read more

Dr. Deborah Birx says “there’s a deep bench” to CDC, FDA to respond to Ebola

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Dr. Deborah Birx, who helped coordinate the international response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that “there’s a deep bench” at the CDC, FDA to facilitate an Ebola response despite that neither agency has a confirmed agency head. Source link

No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says

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No child deaths have been definitively linked to Covid vaccines, according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration that was quietly made public last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The analysis comes nearly six months after former FDA vaccine chief Dr. Vinay … Read more

Second FDA executive departing organization in less than a week as top drug regulator claims she was fired

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, former acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), became the second high-ranking official to depart the FDA this week after claiming she was fired Friday. Høeg’s departure came after that of former FDA Commissioner … Read more

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

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WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration official involved in scrutinizing the safety of antidepressants, COVID-19 vaccines and other widely used therapies has been removed from her role leading the agency’s drug program. Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg will be replaced as FDA’s acting drug center director by Dr. Mike Davis, who has been serving as … Read more

Controversial FDA official leaving drug center post in latest departure at agency

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The leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, marking the latest high-level shake-up at the FDA.  Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) … Read more