Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers

Oops! Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to bring back hundreds of critical workers laid off en masse by DOGE.
FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices,
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.
US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for use in patients with Parkinson's disease, the medical device maker said on Monday.
Medical Device Industry Protests Firings of FDA Workers
The group that represents medical device makers in Washington is coming out against the Trump administration’s firings of employees who regulate the industry.
FDA brings back some fired device staff
An industry source said “most, if not all” of the people at CDRH who were recently dismissed are now being asked to return.
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.
FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs
The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,
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Tumult in FDA’s medical device center; one CEO speaks out on NIH cuts
The cuts hit the FDA’s medical device center particularly hard, impacting product reviewers and researchers of AI-enabled ...
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FDA works to reverse layoffs, rehire lost staff: reports
After hundreds of FDA employees were suddenly laid off last weekend, including dozens at the agency’s device center, the ...
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FDA aims to reinstate fired staffers
Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA ...
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Foreign Drug and Medical Device Manufacturers Under a Second Trump Administration: Increased Enforcement Scrutiny?
As discussions intensify about how the second Trump administration will reshape the regulatory landscape for U.S.-based life sciences firms, ...
US FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, ...
GlucoGuard Files Breakthrough Device Application with US Food and Drug Administration
American Diversified Holdings Corporation (OTC Pink: ADHC) announced today that GlucoGuard has filed an application with the ...
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Understanding FDA’s complaint reporting systems
If you have a complaint about a product regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency wants to hear ...