Governmental or Regulatory Activity
Ex-HHS Workers Accuse Trump Administration of Using Flawed Data to Justify Mass Firings
HHS firings; Trump administration; federal workforce; flawed data; Project 2025; agency cuts; disability services; Medicare; public servants
RFK Jr. Ends CDC Covid Vaccine Recommendations for Healthy Children and Pregnant Women
RFK Jr.; COVID-19 vaccine; recommendations; children; pregnant women; CDC; HHS Secretary; public health policy
About 5% of CBER and CDER Left After FDA Staff Cuts, Analysis Finds
FDA layoffs; CBER; CDER; drug review; biologics; staff cuts; Trump administration; drug approval process
Will Trump’s Tax Bill Cut Medicare by $490 Billion? Not Exactly.
Trump tax bill; Medicare cuts; sequestration; budget reconciliation; 2025 healthcare changes; CBO report
FDA Expects ‘Timely Availability’ of Covid Shots as Advisors Update Formula Recommendation
FDA; Covid-19; vaccine; formula update; timely availability; advisory committee; JN.1-lineage; KP.2 strain; 2025-2026
FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Votes Against Expanding Pfizer’s Prostate Cancer Drug Combo
FDA; advisory committee; Pfizer; Talzenna; talazoparib; enzalutamide; prostate cancer; mCRPC; PARP inhibitor; label expansion; unanimous vote
FDA Advisory Committee Splits Votes on Genentech and J&J Cancer Drugs
FDA; advisory committee; Genentech; J&J; cancer drugs; Columvi; ODAC; clinical trials; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; applicability; STARGLO; voting
FDA Delays Decision on Biohaven’s Troriluzole for Rare Disease, Plans Advisory Committee Review
Biohaven; FDA delay; troriluzole; spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA); rare disease drug; PDUFA extension; advisory committee; neurodegenerative disease
RFK Jr. Defends HHS Staff Cuts and Reorganization at House and Senate Hearings
RFK Jr.; HHS; staff cuts; reorganization; Congress; House Appropriations Committee; Senate HELP Committee; budget cuts; Medicaid; health coverage
White House Threatens Most Favored Nation Plan to Lower US Drug Prices, but Many Questions Remain
Most Favored Nation; drug pricing; White House; executive order; prescription drugs; Trump administration; US drug prices; global price comparison; pharmaceutical policy