Tag: FDA
Autism advocates worry FDA may delay banning electrical shock device
When Eagle visited the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in a suburb south of Boston in the early 2000s,…
Supreme Court hears case on FDA regulation of vapes
The Supreme Court recently heard a case involving the FDA's decision to block certain flavored vaping products from…
Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb trying to undermine RFK Jr.’s Senate confirmation
recent news article. In a recent television appearance, Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner under the Trump administration,…
RFK, Jr., Could Run the Agency That Oversees the CDC, FDA and NIH. Here’s What That Means for Public Health
Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week…
Trump’s FDA pick is Marty Makary, surgeon and MAHA ally of RFK Jr.
President-elect Trump has selected Johns Hopkins surgeon Martin “Marty” Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
FDA is short-sighted on compounding GLP-1s
The controversy surrounding the drug Makena and the FDA's response to it highlights the complex issues surrounding pharmacy…
FDA commissioner calls for action, better research on ultra-processed foods
The correlation between ultra-processed foods and negative health outcomes in America is a cause for concern. Research has…
Facing dialogue with RFK Jr., an FDA official mounts a defense of vaccines
Dr. Peter Marks, a high-ranking official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), made a strong case for…
FDA Commissioner on Trump’s election, RFK Jr., agency’s future
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf expressed uncertainty about the future of the agency under the incoming…
Trump victory could upend FDA, experts wary of RFK Jr.’s role
After Donald Trump's surprising victory in the presidential election, the public health community is on edge, waiting to…
The FDA must save the fecal transplant
Twenty years ago, I was faced with a unique and somewhat unconventional medical request from a colleague -…
Janet Woodcock, top former FDA official, joins board of patient advocacy group
Every Cure, an organization dedicated to finding existing drugs that could potentially cure hard-to-treat diseases, has gained a…