2025-03-27

RFK Jr. plans to cut 3,500 jobs at the FDA, as staff is reportedly already struggling with workload

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday that it plans to eliminate approximately 3,500 positions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even as the agency’s sta [...]

2025-03-28

Cheaper Wegovy, 23andMe shutters, and RFK Jr. cuts FDA jobs: Pharma news roundup

Novo Nordisk is expanding its cash-only savings program offering its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for $499 a month at all U.S. pharmacies. 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection [...]

2025-04-10

FDA backpedals on RTO to stop talent hemorrhage after HHS bloodbath

With staff losses, there is real risk of "catastrophic collapse" of FDA reviews. [...]

2025-03-14

An Ozempic successor falls short, Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill, and senators grill RFK: Pharma news roundup

An Eli Lilly exec said the company’s experimental weight-loss pill could make GLP-1 treatments more accessible worldwide, as it would be easier to manufacture and distribute globally. Three U.S. sen [...]

2025-04-03

RFK Jr. has less control over food than he thought. Here's why

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade to improve America’s food system is being stifled by a major roadblock: The fragmented regulatory system. Read mo [...]

2025-04-04

RFK Jr. could take aim at the food industry with coming dietary guidelines

The federal government is preparing to release dietary guidelines by the end of the year — and they may look very different from past editions, thanks to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services [...]

2025-03-11

Lawmakers demand answers from RFK Jr. over Trump dinners with pharma execs

Three U.S. senators are urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to disclose details about several private dinners he attended with Donald Trump and healthcare executives [...]

2025-02-28

Fubo grows its subscribers and revenue as Disney deal looms

Fubo TV is bringing in more subscribers and revenue but still losing loads of money. Ahead of its proposed Hulu + Live TV merger, the broadcast streaming service increased its subscriber count by abou [...]

2025-01-31

RFK Jr.’s Senate Testimony Is Haunted by His Track Record

During his confirmation hearings this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would promote vaccines as HHS secretary, despite a long history of promoting anti-vax positions. [...]