FDA Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic drug approvals […]

FDA-Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Stirs Concerns The F.D.A. approved an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, despite its own scientists flagging questionable study results and potentially […]

Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden […]

Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.At […]

F.D.A. Nominee to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency direction […]

He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It. Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He defended a top maker in cases […]