Hikal Receives US FDA Warning Letter Over Metal Contamination at Jigani Facility

Hikal; FDA warning letter; metal contamination; API manufacturer; GMP violations; Jigani facility; India; pharmaceutical manufacturing; regulatory compliance

Trump Administration Weighs Severe Restrictions on US Pharmas Licensing Chinese Medicines

Trump administration; Chinese medicines; executive order; pharmaceutical industry; licensing restrictions; national security; lobbying; Pfizer; AstraZeneca; biotech; drug manufacturing; FDA review

Second MAHA Report Emphasizes Chronic Disease, Tilts at Vaccine Reform

MAHA Commission; chronic disease; vaccine reform; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; childhood health; food policy; medication overuse; public health; federal directives; childhood vaccine schedule

Capricor Claims FDA Misinterpreted Efficacy Data Leading to Rejection of DMD Therapy

Capricor Therapeutics; FDA rejection; deramiocel; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); efficacy data misinterpretation; clinical trial endpoints; HOPE-2 trial; non-parametric test; statistical significance; cell therapy

Daiichi and Merck’s Lung Cancer ADC Achieves 48% Response Rate in Pivotal Trial

Daiichi Sankyo; Merck & Co.; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; B7-H3; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; IDeate-Lung01; objective response rate; accelerated approval; progression-free survival; overall survival; FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation

RFK Jr. Blasts Pharma Industry and Spreads mRNA Vaccine Misinformation During Heated Senate Hearing

RFK Jr.; Senate hearing; pharma industry; mRNA misinformation; COVID-19 vaccines; public health; vaccine policy; CDC leadership

RFK Jr. Faces Bipartisan Senate Criticism After CDC Shakeup

RFK Jr.; CDC shakeup; bipartisan criticism; Senate hearing; public health; vaccine policy; CDC director firing; Trump administration reforms