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MATTHEW PERRONE

MATTHEW PERRONE

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FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections

The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world

FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
Economy|Health|Political|US

FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office

FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
Health|Political|Science|US

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
Health|Political|US

FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership

The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been forced out

FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership
Health|Political|US

Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs

As they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldn’t be back

Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs
Health|Political|Science|US

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
Health|Political|US

Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary is confirmed to head the FDA

A pill used in most U.S. abortions has been ensnared in politics for years, and many Americans wonder whether it will be restricted under the new Republican administration in Washington

Debate over the abortion pill mifepristone resurfaces after Makary is confirmed to head the FDA
Business|Health|Lifestyle|Science

This cutting edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

A hair loss drug that first gained popularity in the 1990s is seeing a resurgence of interest

This cutting edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s
Business|Health|Science|US

Patient dies following muscular dystrophy gene therapy, Sarepta reports

A patient has died while taking a closely watched gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

Patient dies following muscular dystrophy gene therapy, Sarepta reports
Health|Political|US

FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs

Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipment

FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs

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