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FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths

10 December 2025 at 13:56
The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

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Inside RFK Jr.’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, conferring with Hannah Anderson, then one of his top advisers, during a hearing in May.

F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals

29 November 2025 at 11:24
The agency’s top vaccine regulator proposed broad changes, claiming that a new review linked 10 children’s deaths to the Covid vaccine. But public health experts questioned the findings, wanting to examine the data.

Β© Hannah Beier for The New York Times

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the F.D.A.’s top vaccine official, suggested in a memo that the deaths were related to vaccine-related myocarditis but did not offer data to support his conclusions.

Botulism Bacteria Found in Infant Formula, ByHeart Confirms

20 November 2025 at 14:29
ByHeart, the maker of the product, has been linked to an outbreak of illnesses among infants that led to their hospitalizations.

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A container of ByHeart’s recently recalled baby formula.

F.D.A. Sharply Limits Use of Drug Linked to Two Teen Deaths

14 November 2025 at 16:03
A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused complications to the liver, prompting a review of its use for younger patients.

Β© Brian Snyder/Reuters

The drug Elevidys has been central to the business model of Sarepta Therapeutics, a publicly traded company that is worth about $2 billion.

Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems

A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.

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Ron Belldegrun and Mia Funt, the two founders of ByHeart, during a ribbon-cutting at plant in Reading, Pa., in 2022.

F.D.A. Names Agency Veteran to Run Drug Division

Dr. Richard Pazdur, who has been the F.D.A.’s top cancer drug regulator, represents a stabilizing choice for an agency reeling under staff cuts and low morale.

Β© Andrew Mangum for The New York Times

Dr. Richard Pazdur will now lead the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which is in charge of regulating most prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines.

Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up

A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.

Β© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, faces emerging foes in the food industry that are challenging his Make America Healthy Again agenda.

F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Resigns, and Is Sued by Drug Company

2 November 2025 at 22:40
The official, Dr. George Tidmarsh, has become embroiled in an ethical dispute and is now the target of a lawsuit over his actions involving certain drugs tied to a business associate.

Β© Andrew Kelly/Reuters

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