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FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices,

NBC News on MSN · 2h

FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs

The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,

Penn Live · 4h

FDA rehires medical device staffers fired only days earlier

Like other agencies, the FDA terminations went to employees in their probationary period, typically the first two years of federal employment. But that approach resulted in the te

The Associated Press on MSN · 6d

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.

Listeria, FDA and supplement shakes

CNN · 2h

Listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says

Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday. At least 38 people in 21 states had been infected,

U.S. News & World Report · 3h

US FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

The U.S. FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Listeria outbreak that killed 11 linked to supplement shakes used at nursing homes, hospitals

In the second major foodborne illness outbreak of 2025, the FDA has announced the recall of certain supplement shakes used at long-term care facilities.

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief

The Hill on MSN · 4h

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of

BioPharma Dive · 6h

Pfizer names Patrizia Cavazzoni, former top FDA official, as chief medical officer

Cavazzoni stepped down from her role as head of the FDA’s main drug review office in mid-January. She will succeed Aida Habtezion, who’s leaving the drugmaker.

Reuters on MSN · 6h

Pfizer names former FDA director as chief medical officer

Pfizer on Monday named the former head of the U.S. health regulator's drug evaluation unit, Patrizia Cavazzoni, as its chief medical officer, bringing back an industry veteran to lead its regulatory and drug safety operations.

Medtronic, Parkinson's disease and FDA

STAT · 8h

FDA approves first drug for rare lipid storage disease

An approval for the first drug for a rare lipid storage disease, some FDA workers rehired, and other biotech news of the day in the Readout newsletter.

Reuters · 10h

US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for use in patients with Parkinson's disease, the medical device maker said on Monday.

MarketWatch · 10h

Medtronic Parkinson's Disease Brain Stimulation System Gets FDA Approval

Medtronic said the Food and Drug Administration approved a brain stimulation system for people afflicted with Parkinson's disease. The medical technology company said the regulator approved BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation and BrainSense Electrode Identifier.

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FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect

The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods to meet before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their ...

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Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some of the Food and Drug Administration employees it ...

FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages, but it could mean higher prices

The FDA has announced that the shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic, medications used for weight loss and diabetes management, is ...

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Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA’s drug shortage list

Ozempic and Wegovy, the widely popular forms of semaglutide sold to treat diabetes and obesity, have officially been removed ...

Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs resolved, FDA says

Shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy that have been in place for more than two years have been resolved, as supplies of obesity ...

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Former Top Drug Regulator Lands Cushy Pfizer Gig After Leaving FDA During Trump Transition

Patrizia Cavazzoni, the former director of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, ...

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America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy

As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has ...

How the FDA's approval for food additives works, and why experts say a loophole allows companies to bypass it

Experts say that for decades, a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially ...

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