F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers

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F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.The New York Times - 4h -
FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
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Firings at FDA Decimated Teams for AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
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‘I took the discussion too far,’ says commerce minister Andrew Bayly, calling his own behaviour ‘overbearing’. A New Zealand government minister said on Monday he had resigned from his post after ...The Guardian - 4h -
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The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.CBS News - 3d -
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Reports: Yanks' Stanton in N.Y. for medical tests
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has left spring training and returned to New York for medical tests, according to multiple reports. The 35-year-old continues to battle tendinitis in both elbows, ...ESPN - 1h -
Work Has Given Me Tech Neck. This Device Is Helping Undo the Damage
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‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images
Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis reveals. Perpetrators of “ revenge porn ” offences are ...The Guardian - 2d -
Electronic 'signal jamming' devices used for car thefts set to be banned
The, including so-called signal jammers, are thought to play a part in four out of 10 vehicle thefts.BBC News - 1d -
An incendiary device explodes outside the Russian Consulate in the French city of Marseille
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An incendiary device explodes outside Russian Consulate in Marseille, France
French authorities say an incendiary device has exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of UkraineABC News - 11h -
Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who's Legally Running DOGE
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Suits LA review – glossy legal spinoff is an unsexy disappointment
After Suits became a surprise Netflix smash hit in 2023, the inevitable follow-up is unlikely to find as many fans. For all my eye-rolling at spinoffs, reboots and IP rehashing, I have to admit ...The Guardian - 4d -
What to know about the key laws being invoked in Trump legal challenges
Many of the dozens of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions hinge on alleged violations of decades-old federal laws.CBS News - 3d -
FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.
“We will continue to offer access to personalized treatments as allowed by law to meet patient needs,” Hims & Hers CEO said.MarketWatch - 3d -
Trump administration resumes legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children
Groups like Acacia and Kids in Need of Defense called the stop-worker "devastating."ABC News - 3d -
Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA's drug shortage list
Ozempic and Wegovy, the widely popular forms of semaglutide sold to treat diabetes and obesity, have officially been removed from the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) drug shortage list nearly ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration restores legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children
A stop-work order had been issued to government-funded attorneys to cease counsel for about 26,000 minors. The Trump administration has rescinded its decision to cut off legal aid for ...The Guardian - 2d -
Shortage of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs is resolved, FDA says
The FDA's decision will threaten the ability of compounding pharmacies to make far cheaper, unbranded versions of the injections over the next few months.CNBC - 3d -
Trump administration allows groups to provide legal help to migrant kids
The Trump administration has lifted its order that suspended some groups from providing legal services to migrant children. Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for immigration ...CBS News - 2d -
Novo’s Weight Loss Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List
The FDA said weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer on shortage list.Inc. - 2d -
Trump uses CPAC to hype first month in office, despite legal setbacks
In a speech that amounted to an attempted post-election victory lap, Donald Trump hyped his first four weeks in office, even as much of his agenda is bogged down in court fights and has Republicans ...NBC News - 1d -
Former FDA chief ‘very concerned’ about Texas measles outbreak spreading
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he is “very concerned” about the measles outbreak in Texas spreading. Gottlieb joined CBS News's "Face the Nation” on ...The Hill - 1d -
Waspi women threaten legal action over pensions row
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Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of ...The Hill - 2h
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