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Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration
Leaders of the FDA have published a list of new priorities for the agency. They want to deliver rapidly-approved cures and ...
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The Download: gambling with humanity’s future, and the FDA under Trump
This story is from the next print edition of MIT Technology Review, which explores power—who has it, and who wants it. It’s ...
US FDA approves UroGen's bladder cancer drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved UroGen Pharma's drug to treat a type of bladder cancer, providing ...
F.D.A. to Use A.I. in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency’
With a Trump-driven reduction of nearly 2,000 employees, agency officials view artificial intelligence as a way to speed ...
FDA Plans to Use AI to Speed Up Drug and Food Safety Reviews
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it plans to use artificial ...
What Makes a Food Ultraprocessed? The FDA Is About to Weigh In.
The federal government plans to develop a new definition of ultraprocessed foods, a wide-ranging group of snacks, meals and ...
US FDA puts on hold Rein Therapeutics' lung disease drug trial
Rein Therapeutics has paused patient enrollment and dosing in a mid-stage trial of its lung disease drug in the U.S. after ...
Medical experts warn 'Big Food' is fighting back against Ozempic with addictive items for sale
Some medical experts warn that as Ozempic helps overcome food addiction, the junk food industry is adapting with ...
FDA food inspector vacancies near 20% after Trump hiring freeze
Nearly 1 in 5 positions across the Food and Drug Administration's human food inspection divisions are now vacant, multiple ...
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FDA aims for 'rapid or instant' drug reviews, with AI tool initially assessing applications
The Food and Drug Administration has gone all in on AI since Martin Makary, M.D., took over the agency, most recently ...
Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs makes dozens sick across 7 states in the West and Midwest
Egg Company recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to grocery stores between ...
UroGen Pharma Gets FDA Approval for Bladder Cancer Drug
UroGen Pharma received Food and Drug Administration approval for bladder cancer drug Zusduri, previously known as UGN-102. The company expects the drug will be available on or about July 1. It was ...