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FDA employees say the agency's Elsa generative AI hallucinates entire studies

The federal agency introduced Elsa last month, boasting about the AI tool's ability to increase efficiency at the FDA.
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Safety of Foreign-Made Medications in Question After FDA Layoffs

Loss of support staff has slowed critical investigations of drug manufacturers. Little relief has materialized.
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FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say

The investigative unit, which looks into potential safety issues with drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and other products, has had a retention problem for years. Inspectors leave so often that, even ...
STAT16d

Inside the staff exodus and tanking morale that threaten Makary’s FDA

WASHINGTON — The steady erosion of experienced staff at the Food and Drug Administration is slowly compromising the agency’s ...
MM&M16d

FDA layoffs could compromise safety of medications made at foreign ...

Policy FDA layoffs could compromise safety of medications made at foreign factories, inspectors say Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less ...
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After Layoffs, Korro Bio Retains “3-2-1” Vision as it Prepares for Liftoff

Two months after laying off 20% of its staff, Korro Bio says it has not retreated from its “3-2-1” corporate strategy as it prepares to release interim clinical data on its lead candidate KRRO-110 in ...
Becker's Hospital Review16d

Drug inspectors warn of slower checks following FDA layoffs

Cuts at the FDA are slowing inspections of overseas drug manufacturers, prompting concerns from former and current employees that medication safety could be at risk, ProPublica reported July 7. Dozens ...
PharmExec8d

Is AI Replacing Laid Off FDA Workers?

Marcel Botha discusses whether AI can truly be used to replace laid off human workers at FDA.

As FDA Lays Off Thousands, State AGs Step In to Probe Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs

A recipient of the 2025 Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award, Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis spoke with the National Law Journal about his storied career, from bringing one of the nation’s ...
HealthLeaders Media15d

FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign ...

Beyond staff cuts, the departures of investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangerous manufacturing practices.