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FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of ...
US FDA declines to approve Regeneron's blood cancer therapy for second time
Regeneron said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has once again declined to approve its blood cancer therapy, ...
FDA's top vaccine official leaves agency after controversial decisions
Dr. Vinay Prasad, an oncologist who was a fierce critic of COVID vaccine and mask mandates, was appointed in May.
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FDA names drug regulator Tidmarsh acting head of biologics center after Prasad’s exit
George Tidmarsh is taking on more responsibilities at FDA after the sudden departure of top official Vinay Prasad.
Top FDA vaccine regulator abruptly exits post
DIRECTING A CHANGING CDC — The Senate voted to confirm Susan Monarez as the next CDC director Tuesday, marking an end to the ...
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FDA taps newly appointed George Tidmarsh as acting CBER leader after Vinay Prasad exit
Freshly appointed Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) leader George Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., will now take on the role of acting director of CBER as well, according to an internal letter from ...
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FDA approves vagus nerve stimulator for rheumatoid arthritis
The FDA has approved the SetPoint System, a vagus nerve stimulator from SetPoint Medical, for the treatment of rheumatoid ...
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FDA to stress opioids’ risk of overdose, death in new medication safety labels
The FDA will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels warning ...