Healthcare Innovation April 1, 2025
The Trump Administration has fired staff at the CDC, FDA, and NIH
Mass layoffs have started as part of President Trump’s plan to cut 10,000 health jobs. Leah Douglas and Marisa Taylor reported on April 1 for Reuters that people have been fired at health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Among the people let go was Brian King, head of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, according to an email sent by King to FDA staff, obtained by Reuters.
“Peter Stein, the director of the Office of New Drugs in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research division, resigned on Tuesday, according to...
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