F.D.A. Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals were also dismissed.
FDA employee found out she'd been laid off by email at 5 a.m.: ‘I don't see how this benefits Americans at all'
Employees who track disease outbreaks, conduct medical research, and monitor food safety were among the 10,000 laid off by the Trump administration on Tuesday.
Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare ...
HHS gutted programs to help people quit smoking. The impact could be deadly.
Cuts to the CDC and FDA, experts say, could reverse hugely successful campaigns to cut cigarette smoking rates and curb teen ...
How Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs might affect Connecticut consumers and industries
Trump’s tariffs will impact all consumers but will be felt more acutely by households with the lowest disposable incomes, ...
From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do
Over a dozen federal agencies have offices in the Philadelphia region. These include the Internal Revenue Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Agricultural Marketing Service, Food and Drug Administration ...
Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S ...
Pharma tariff relief likely short-lived with sector-specific duties on the horizon
Pharmaceutical companies breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday, but the tariff reprieve could prove fleeting.
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With Dems Out Of Power, DeLauro Takes To Bully Pulpit
Pallone said the drumbeat of criticism by DeLauro, him and others is making its mark on issues like cutting Medicaid, the ...
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On top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts
Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.
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HHS guts the teams that fulfill public records requests for health agencies
Despite promises for 'radical transparency,' HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid off many staff on teams that fulfill ...