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US FDA approves first cell-based gene therapy for rare genetic skin disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Abeona Therapeutics' gene therapy for a rare skin disorder on Tuesday. Shares ...
FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
Multiple current and laid-off FDA employees said the abrupt layoffs had resulted in delays and disruptions to the agency's ...
FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
The Trump administration's effort to impose new requirements on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine — the nation's only traditional ...
FDA issues urgent nationwide recall of bread sold in US found with 'glass fragments'
An urgent recall for hundreds of cases of frozen bread sold throughout the U.S. was issued after the FDA said "glass ...
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Amid FDA chaos, approval of a rare disease drug gets delayed — again
Stealth BioTherapeutics had expected the FDA to respond on Tuesday to its marketing application for elamipretide to treat ...
FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has discussed with vaccine-maker Novavax the need for an additional trial of its Covid-19 ...
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The FDA just walked away from dairy safety testing
The FDA has paused its dairy quality control testing program due to laboratory support issues, prompting concerns about ...
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FDA Suspends Key Milk Safety Program—What This Means For You
The FDA has paused a quality control program for milk and dairy products. Food safety experts are concerned, but they say our ...
FDA suspends dairy quality testing amid federal workforce cuts. Is it safe to consume milk?
The testing of Grade A dairy products like pasteurized and raw milk, cheese, and yogurt are currently being paused by the FDA ...
FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...
How the FDA Helped Ignite, and Then Worsened, the Opioid Crisis
An investigation into the agency’s repeated violations of its own rules to approve addictive drugs—and its ongoing failure to ...
FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary leads push to ban artificial food dyes by 2026
The FDA is working with the food industry to eliminate petroleum-based artificial dyes from the U.S. food supply by late 2026 ...