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Vast Layoffs Begin at HHS
Vast Layoffs Begin at HHS
Apr 1, 2025 11:43 AM CDT

Vast Layoffs Begin at HHS

An estimated 10K workers will be out of a job in 'bloodbath'

(Newser) - Robert Kennedy Jr.'s promised blood-letting at the Department of Health and Human Services began Monday night as the first of thousands of emails began hitting inboxes to let workers know they were either out of a job or were a candidate for reassignment. As the Washington Post reports,...

FDA's Top Vaccine Scientist Is Out, Citing RFK Jr.'s 'Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks says HHS secretary 'doesn't care about the truth'

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Adminstration's top vaccine regulator has stepped down from his role, and it's reportedly because he was forced out by the Trump administration via Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reports the Washington Post . Sources tell the paper that Marks was offered...

Steep Cuts to FDA, CDC Workforces Announced

Kennedy says new round of 10K layoffs is part of 'dramatic restructuring'

(Newser) - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the department's workforce is shrinking by around a quarter in a "dramatic restructuring." In a Thursday press release , Kennedy said 10,000 jobs are being cut as "part of this most recent transformation." Combined with...

FDA Change on Ozempic to Shake Up the Market
FDA Change on Ozempic
to Shake Up the Market
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Mar 1, 2025 11:00 AM CST

FDA Change on Ozempic to Shake Up the Market

Active ingredient no longer officially is in shortage, so imitators may have to drop out

(Newser) - The shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy has been declared over by the Food and Drug Administration, a change that suggests higher costs for users and lower income for companies selling off-brand versions of the weight-loss drugs. On Friday, the FDA updated its database to show the shortage of the active...

Canine Longevity Pill Passes Key Step at FDA

Agency says drug developed by Loyal has 'reasonable expectation of effectiveness'

(Newser) - A daily pill to extend Fido's lifespan could soon be on the market. An anti-aging pill created by biotech startup Loyal has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration as having a "reasonable expectation of effectiveness," the Washington Post reports. Loyal CEO Celine Halioua says the...

Judge Orders CDC, FDA to Restore Scrubbed Web Pages

Official calls situation 'a double waste' due to time spent needlessly

(Newser) - Part of the Trump administration's purge of the federal government included the removal of thousands of web pages . Now, some of them might be coming back. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to put some websites...

There's a 'Potentially Fatal' Flaw in Tuna Cans

Tri-Union Seafoods recalls defective cans over risk of botulism

(Newser) - Time to check your cans of tuna. Tri-Union Seafoods has recalled certain tuna cans sold at Walmart, Trader Joe's, Costco, H-E-B, Publix, Kroger, Safeway, Harris Teeter, and other independent retailers over a design flaw that could potentially cause botulism. The products with an "easy open" pull-tab can lid—...

Sweeping Doughnut Recall Includes Dunkin'

2M-plus baked goods from FGF Brands recalled over fears of listeria contamination

(Newser) - America may run on Dunkin', but it'll have to run somewhere else temporarily for some of the eatery's sweet treats. The doughnut and coffee chain is just one of the parties affected by a recall of about 2 million baked goods nationwide, spurred by fears of possible listeria...

Pharma Group Wants to Block 'Dangerous' Super Bowl Ad

Lobbyists say Hims & Hers promo for weight-loss medication 'misleading,' 'deeply troubling'

(Newser) - Even folks who aren't into football tune into the Super Bowl for its ads, but this year there's some "big drama" around one that's set to air on Sunday, reports Quartz . A pharmaceuticals industry group is slamming a "dangerous" advertisement from Hims & Hers, asking...

FDA: Chocolate Recall Is Also Very Serious

Organization bumps recall to highest risk level after doing the same for potato chips

(Newser) - Echoing a move it made regarding potato chips , the Food and Drug Administration recently raised the alert level for a chocolate recall to the highest risk level due to the possibility of undeclared allergens. The products from Cal Yee Farms were originally recalled in December, but last week the FDA...

The FDA Goes After Nicotine
The FDA Goes After Nicotine
the rundown
Jan 15, 2025 11:40 AM CST

The FDA Goes After Nicotine

It unveils proposal to slash allowable levels

(Newser) - In its waning days, the Biden administration is angling to make a big move against cigarettes' addictive nature. On Wednesday, the FDA released a proposed rule that would slash the allowable nicotine in cigarettes to 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco, reports USA Today —levels that "could...

FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Foods
Red Dye No. 3
Banned From Foods
Jan 15, 2025 9:44 AM CST

Red Dye No. 3 Banned From Foods

FDA's move comes 35 years after it was banned from cosmetics due to cancer risk

(Newser) - US regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation's food supply, reports the AP , nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Food and Drug Administration officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health...

Proposed New Food Labels Offer Guidance at a Glance

Sugar, salt, and saturated fat content would be ranked high, medium, or low on package front

(Newser) - After much discussion , the FDA is proposing new nutrition labels to appear on the front of most packaged foods to easily inform consumers of a product's sugar, salt, and saturated fat content. The new front-of-package (FOP) label, a simplified version of the Nutrition Facts box on the back of...

Popular 'Decongestant' Will Stop Being Sold

FDA starting process of phasing out phenylephrine in oral meds

(Newser) - Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: US officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn't actually relieve nasal congestion, the AP reports. Phenylephrine is used in popular versions of Sudafed, Dayquil,...

On Popular Asthma Pill, 'Something That's Concerning'

FDA ties Singular (aka montelukast) to mental health issues; it's not necessarily cause-effect

(Newser) - When Merck debuted its Singulair asthma pill in the late '90s, an appealing alternative to asthma sufferers who relied on inhalers, the pharmaceuticals company compared it to a "sugar pill" in terms of side effects, calling any distribution of the drug to the brains of the millions of...

Tom's of Maine Gets Into a Little Trouble With the FDA

Agency found bacteria, mold in a May inspection at a plant in Sanford, Maine

(Newser) - Tom's of Maine has found itself on the wrong side of the Food and Drug Administration. An inspection earlier this year at a plant in Sanford, Maine, surfaced a number of violations. As CNN reports, in a letter dated Nov. 5, the agency says inspectors found the following in...

FDA Agrees Ingredient in Cold Medicines Doesn't Work

Agency's advisers already decided oral phenylephrine is ineffective

(Newser) - After what the agency called a thorough review of the data, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed ending the use of an ingredient of many cold and allergy medications because it doesn't work. Oral phenylephrine doesn't ease nasal congestion, the agency said. That's the same conclusion...

Your Food Packaging May Soon Come With a Warning Label

FDA hopes to add warnings signaling high levels of sodium, saturated fat, added sugars

(Newser) - "Eating patterns in the US do not align with federal dietary recommendations." That's per a recent proclamation by the Food and Drug Administration, which warns we're a nation facing "an ever-growing epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity." One...

Report: FDA Has Fallen Far Behind in Drug Plant Checks

More than 2K plants are overdue for inspection

(Newser) - Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the US drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the US and across the world. An AP analysis of Food and Drug Administration data shows that agency staffers...

Updated COVID Shots to Be Available in Days
New COVID Shots Are Coming
Aug 22, 2024 3:44 PM CDT

New COVID Shots Are Coming

FDA clears vaccines, and Pfizer and Moderna are ready to ship

(Newser) - Federal regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains—and ideally whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration's clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses, which should be available in...

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