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
The reversal is the latest example of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to cost-cutting, which has resulted in several agencies firing, and then scrambling to rehire, employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.
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,
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.
Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried
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Chinese Medical Devices in Health Systems Across the US Is a Worrying Sign
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Software as a medical device: Time to develop an ethical framework?
The article calls for a structured approach for the regulatory approval process. This is based around key principles of ...
Everything to know about LED therapy devices and what they’re like to use
Does colorful light therapy actually make a difference? I tested a range of devices on my acne-prone skin to find out.