Teen’s death following Sarepta DMD gene therapy underscores a risk seen for decades
The death of a 16-year-old boy evokes a lengthy battle to realize the benefit of cutting-edge gene therapy while also ...
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Sarepta Shares Crash 22% After Patient on DMD Gene Therapy Elevidys Dies
After a patient taking the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy Elevydis died of liver injury ... Meanwhile, in November 2022, an FDA-sanctioned trial from the non-profit biotech Cure Rare Disease ...
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FDA top lawyer resigns days after starting job
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) chief counsel resigned two days after her appointment, according to a Thursday announcement from the agency. “Hilary K. Perkins has resigned from ...
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After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations
The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee had been scheduled to meet Thursday to weigh in on the composition of the flu shots, but that session was canceled without ...
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FDA cancels meeting to update next season's flu vaccines
It's an important meeting. What's the plan for flu vaccines this year," Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory committee and director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital ...
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Kennedy asks FDA to revise 'self-affirm' rule for food ingredient safety
This would increase transparency for consumers as well as the FDA's oversight of food ingredients considered to be safe, Kennedy said. Sign up here. "For far too long, ingredient manufacturers and ...
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RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
Nearly 99% of new chemicals used in food or food packaging since 2000 were green-lit for use not by the FDA but by the food and chemical industry, according to a 2022 analysis. During that period ...
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Lawyer Kyle Diamantas Will Become Top Food Regulator at FDA
Diamantas is registered as an attorney in Florida, and is currently listed as a special assistant in the FDA commissioner’s office, according to the Department of Health and Human Services ...
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Cat food recalled due to bird flu risk, FDA says
No human infections have been identified. More information and details about the recall can be found at the FDA website.
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Lilly to invest $27 billion in new US plants as Trump threatens pharmaceutical tariffs
Weight loss drugs: Shortage of popular drugs Wegovy and Ozempic is over, FDA says Other sectors are also making manufacturing announcements. Earlier this week, Apple AAPL.O said it would spend ...
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FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices, food ingredients and other key areas received calls and emails notifying them that their recent terminations had been “rescinded ...
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Mass FDA Layoffs by Trump Impact Health, Tech, and Food Industries
Recent mass layoffs at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Trump Administration are expected to affect several industries, including AI, healthcare, and food. It will slow down medical ...