Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety

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Firings at FDA Decimated Teams for AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.The New York Times - 2d -
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FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.
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Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA's drug shortage list
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Shortage of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs is resolved, FDA says
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Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it's not easy to do
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This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways
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Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
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Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 26% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage
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FDA says Ozempic, Wegovy are not in short supply anymore, which could impact prices
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Firings and resignations at the Department of Justice
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