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Democratic senators raise concerns with potential FDA pick
26 October 2021 - Sens. Joe Manchin and Richard Blumenthal have concerns with President Biden’s rumoured nominee for the FDA, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2021
Biden speaks with potential FDA commissioner
25 October 2021 - President Joe Biden recently held a call with Dr. Rob Califf, the former FDA commissioner, who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2021
Biden eyeing FDA veteran Robert Califf to lead the agency
14 October 2021 - If nominated and confirmed, Califf would take over an agency poised to make key decisions on coronavirus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2021
New FDA chief can't come soon enough for beleaguered agency
8 October 2021 - One of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the verge of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2021
FDA still without a permanent leader as clock ticks down on acting head
7 October 2021 - The clock is ticking down on the time President Joe Biden has to appoint a permanent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2021
FDA advances data, IT modernisation efforts with new Office of Digital Transformation
15 September 2021 - FDA prioritises effective and efficient use of data by reorganising IT, data and cybersecurity functions to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2021
Professor Gillian Leng to retire from NICE
9 September 2021 - Professor Leng has spent more than 20 years working at NICE. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2021
Acting FDA Chief Janet Woodcock ruled out as Biden nominee
19 August 2021 - Woodcock faced backlash over controversial Alzheimer’s drug. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2021
Ellis Unger, an outspoken FDA veteran, retires
12 August 2021 - A top FDA official known for speaking out against controversial drug approval decisions, Ellis Unger, retired ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2021
Biden yet to nominate new FDA chief even as delta surges
8 August 2021 - President Biden has yet to nominate a permanent head of the FDA at a time when ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2021
Biden in standoff with Democratic senators over who should lead FDA
13 July 2021 - Nearly six months into a presidency fully engulfed in a battle against a global pandemic, President Joe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
FDA chief under fire over Alzheimer’s drug decision
22 June 2021 - US regulator’s approval of controversial treatment shows it is too close to Big Pharma, say critics. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2021
Manchin wants Biden to oust FDA Chief over controversial Alzheimer’s drug approval
17 June 2021 - After some of the FDA’s outside advisors quit in outrage after the agency approved a controversial new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2021
The FDA is in desperate need of some soul-searching
17 June 2021 - Ordinarily, the approval of a new drug for a dreaded disease affecting millions of Americans would be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2021
‘A litany of flaws’: advocacy group urges HHS to boot FDA officials over Alzheimer’s drug approval
16 June 2021 - Reacting to the controversial approval of the Biogen Alzheimer’s drug, a leading advocacy group is urging ...