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Texas judge strikes down FDA’s plan to regulate lab-developed tests
The FDA has long believed it has the power to regulate lab-developed tests, but it only put out the rules under former ...
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Texas Court Vacates FDA’s Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) Final Rule
A Texas judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling on March 31, 2025, to vacate and set aside, in ...
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Texas judge overturns FDA’s lab developed test regulation, siding with industry groups
The judge vacated the FDA’s final rule, which was strongly opposed by the laboratory industry, and remanded the matter to HHS ...
Recent Texas recalls to know about: From bleach in eggs to wood in frozen meals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced last week about 212,000 pounds of liquid ...
How could federal health agency cuts affect Texas? Here's what to know.
Sweeping cuts to federal health agencies have created uncertainty about the future of a variety of public health programs.
Here's why school nurses need Texas law change to give new epi nasal spray to students
This is great news, but families can't just hand over the nasal spray form to their school nurse. The Texas law allowing ...
U.S. Health and Human Services plans to cut 20,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan
The Food and Drug Administration, responsible for setting standards for Americans’ foods and medications, will shed 3,500 ...
Houston-area company may be developing next hot weight-loss drug
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in The Woodlands, announced it will exclusively license its drug LX9851 to the maker ...
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting ‘misinformation and lies’
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official ...
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Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration, according to the fact sheet. "This reduction will not affect drug, medical device ...