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OpenAI and US FDA hold talks about using AI in drug evaluation, Wired reports
OpenAI and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been meeting to discuss the health regulator's use of AI, technology ...
US judge sides with FDA's removal of Lilly's weight loss drug from shortage list
A U.S. federal judge has sided with a U.S. regulator's decision last year to take Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and ...
Top FDA Inspection Official to Retire Amid Staff Frustration
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The official in charge of federal food and drug safety inspections will retire May ...
US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it will hold a meeting of experts to discuss COVID-19 vaccine ...
FDA names outspoken Covid vaccine critic as the new vaccine chief
Dr. Vinay Prasad was an outspoken critic of the FDA’s response to the pandemic, including the former vaccine chief, Dr. Peter ...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a ...
Salsa Recall Update As FDA Issues Risk Warning Over Contamination Fears
A salsa product recalled in April due to the possible presence of wood has now been issued a Class II risk classification by ...
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, ...
Vocal FDA critic to serve as agency’s top vaccine regulator
Vinay Prasad, a critic of the Food and Drug Administration, has been tapped as the agency’s top regulator of vaccines, gene ...
FDA to boost surprise inspections at foreign-based food, medical plants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing ...
FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead biologics, vaccines division
The US Food and Drug Administration has named Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist, to lead its Center for Biologics ...
FDA's top inspector abruptly retires
The Food and Drug Administration's top official overseeing drug and food safety inspections told staff on Monday he has ...