FDA staff were reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company. DOGE just fired them.
The cuts included about 20 people in the FDA’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices, several of whom worked ...
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In FDA job cuts, experts see threat of far-reaching impact
"Any place that gets cut, it's going to have an impact, because there's not any spare personnel at FDA,” said former agency ...
FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs
Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of ...
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Advamed CEO warns FDA job cuts put patients, industry at risk
Scott Whitaker sent a letter to HHS calling for staff cuts at the FDA to be reversed, arguing patient care and U.S.
White House disputes FDA prohibited words list including ‘women’ and ‘disabled’
A White House spokesperson said the list of "prohibited words" came from a misunderstanding of Trump’s executive orders tackling gender ideology.
FDA Official With Oversight of Musk’s Neuralink Devices Fired
An official who oversees a team at the Food and Drug Administration that reviews Neuralink Corp. devices was fired, according ...
Lawyer Kyle Diamantas Will Become Top Food Regulator at FDA
Attorney Kyle Diamantas is expected to be announced as the new deputy commissioner for human foods at the US Food and Drug Administration following his predecessor’s resignation earlier this week, ...
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Mass firings continue across nation’s health agencies
Another person with knowledge said there were cuts in the FDA office that conducts inspections and criminal investigations, as well as cancellations of certain information technology contracts.