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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 ...
‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts
Sometimes called “gas station heroin,” the products are usually marketed as energy shots or cognitive supplements but ...
What Makes a Food Ultraprocessed? The FDA Is About to Weigh In.
That description could then be used to shape school lunch policy, regulate the foods available through federal services like ...
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 ...
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 ...
US FDA extends review of KalVista's swelling disorder drug due to heavy workload
KalVista Pharmaceuticals' said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had extended the review of its drug for a ...
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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 ...
FDA to Meet Drug Approval Goals Despite Cuts, Commissioner Says
The US Food and Drug Administration will meet its drug approval targets this year despite cutting thousands of staff, the ...
FDA to use AI 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 ...