Top FDA regulator to leave the agency

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary on Friday announced that the agency’s top regulator Vinay Prasad ...

FDA vaccines chief who ran afoul of pharma to depart

Vinay Prasad’s exit — his second from the agency in less than a year — comes after sharp criticism of his handling of drug ...
STAT

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Lizzy Lawrence spoke with more than 20 current and former FDA staff, interviewed legal experts, and reviewed agency documents to report this story. Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and ...
BioSpace

FDA’s Prasad To Depart FDA Following Tumultuous Term as CBER Chief

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director Vinay Prasad will exit the FDA for the second time after a controversial run that saw the oncologist butt heads with colleagues and ruffle ...

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a warning about unproven side effects of antidepressants

The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepressants about unproven ...