Ex-FDA commissioner on implications of agency’s ‘unreasonable’ jobs cuts
Dr. Robert Califf, former FDA commissioner and instructor at Duke Department of Medicine, explains the negative implications of over 700 jobs being cut from the agency under the Trump administration.
Nationwide Mac & Cheese Snack Recall As FDA Issues Risk Warning
Feel Good Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall for thousands of cases of its Mac & Cheese Bites in February due to the possible presence of metal pieces.

Medtronic, Parkinson's disease and BrainSense Adaptive

US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease
Medtronic Parkinson's Disease Brain Stimulation System Gets FDA Approval
Medtronic said the Food and Drug Administration approved a brain stimulation system for people afflicted with Parkinson's disease. The medical technology company said the regulator approved BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation and BrainSense Electrode Identifier.
Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for Parkinson's disease wins FDA nod
Ice Cream Recall Update As FDA Issues Highest Risk Warning
An Arizona company recalled the product in January over the possibility of it containing an undeclared allergen.

FDA Rehires Scientists

FDA Asks 300 Fired Scientists to Return
Exclusive-US FDA Asks Fired Scientists to Return, Including Some Reviewing Musk’s Neuralink
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FDA Rehires Scientists After Mass Firings, Including Neuralink Reviewers
Ice Cream Recall Elevated To FDA’s Deadliest Category—But There’s A Catch
Seeing the words "Class I food recall" might make you think of contaminated products sitting on grocery store shelves, but that’s not always the case.
Frozen shakes served at nursing homes recalled after being linked to numerous deaths, hospitalizations: FDA
The FDA announced that a food distributor is recalling all ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental shakes, typically sold to long-term care facilities, over listeria concerns.
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FDA approves rapid initiation of Sublocade for opioid use disorder
The FDA has approved label changes for once-monthly Sublocade, helping to reduce possible barriers to treatment initiation for opioid use disorder and speed up availability of treatment, according to a press release from the manufacturer.
Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage, FDA says
FDA says Ozempic shortage is over, chilling boom in off-brand versions
Generic Wegovy, Ozempic compounds may become harder to get as FDA removes drug from shortage list
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Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug center, joins Pfizer as chief medical officer
Patrizia Cavazzoni, formerly the top regulator of the drug division of the FDA, will join Pfizer as chief medical officer.
FDA Begins to Rescind Firings, Calls Some Employees Back to Work
The FDA late Friday started reversing termination notices for some employees that were laid off, informing workers to return to work after mass firings a week ago.