FDA’s Vinay Prasad Links 10 Child Deaths to COVID-19 Vaccines, Calls for Stricter Review Guidelines

FDA; Vinay Prasad; COVID-19 vaccines; child deaths; myocarditis; vaccine safety; vaccine regulation; biologics evaluation; VAERS; stricter vaccine guidelines

Trump Administration Launches Tariff Probe into Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries

Trump administration; tariffs; medtech industry; pharmaceutical imports; Section 232 investigation; semiconductor tariffs; national security; supply chain; manufacturing; medical devices

Trump Administration May Exempt Some Pharma Products from Future Tariffs in Trade Policy Shift

pharmaceutical tariffs; tariff exemptions; Trump administration; Section 232 investigation; trade policy; reciprocal tariffs; generic pharmaceuticals; active pharmaceutical ingredients; commerce secretary authority

UK Pharma Trade Group Calls for Overhaul of Government’s Life Sciences Investment Evaluation and Medicines Pricing Schemes

UK life sciences; ABPI; VPAG; pharma trade group; investment evaluation; medicines pricing; government review; NHS; innovation; statutory scheme

FDA Investigates Patient Deaths Linked to Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

FDA; Sarepta; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; gene therapy; patient deaths; acute liver failure; liver toxicity; regulatory investigation; non-ambulatory patients

OpenAI Debuts HealthBench Dataset to Evaluate AI Models in Real-World Medical Scenarios

OpenAI; HealthBench; AI healthcare benchmark; large language models; medical AI evaluation; physician rubrics; realistic medical scenarios; AI safety; open-source dataset