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FDA taps newly appointed George Tidmarsh as acting CBER leader after Prasad exit
Freshly appointed Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) leader George Tidmarsh M.D., Ph.D., will now take on the role of acting director of CBER as well, according to an internal letter from ...
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Drug approved to treat HIV also helps macular edema and holds promise for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS and MS
About 20 million Americans have macular degeneration – a condition that damages vision and can cause blindness. Now, a doctor ...
FDA vaccines head, chief medical officer Vinay Prasad departs agency
Vinay Prasad leaves FDA apparently due to backlash from the agency's handling of potential deaths related to Sarepta's ...
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after 3 months
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as ...
FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
Dr. Vinay Prasad is stepping down as the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator after a brief tenure.
FDA's top vaccine official leaves agency after controversial decisions
Dr. Vinay Prasad, an oncologist who was a fierce critic of COVID vaccine and mask mandates, was appointed in May.
FDA’s top vaccine regulator departs amid conservative criticism
Vinay Prasad, the top vaccine regulator and chief scientific officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a critic of the agency’s COVID-19 policies, has departed after being on the job ...
US FDA's top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after short stint
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after nearly three months as Director ...
Scientists unveil tool to spot emerging antibiotic resistance in environmental bacteria
Multidrug-resistant bacteria kill five million people each year, with newly resistant germs emerging faster than scientists ...