Tag Archive for "FDA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

A person holds a sign reading STOP FIRING FEDERAL WORKERS outside the Atlanta, GA, headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control

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April 4, 2025

Ode to the Federal Scientist

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

A sign on a barn housing turkeys reads BIOSECURITY AREA--a farmer trying to protect his turkeys from bird flu is inside with the animals.

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July 24, 2024

Roundup: Supreme Courts Shifts More Power from Agency Experts to Judges

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control Dr. Rochelle Walensky, talks with CDC staff during a briefing in 2021, at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta. Everyone is wearing face masks.

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October 24, 2023

Roundup: Movement on Agency Scientific Integrity Policies

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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October 10, 2023

New Report Underscores the Need to Prevent Political Interference at US Public Health Agencies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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August 17, 2023

Netflix’s “Painkiller” Series Reminds Us: Sidelining Science Can Be Deadly

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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April 17, 2023

With Abortion Pill Ruling, Texas Judge Sidelines Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

A view of the US Capitol building in a snowstorm, through the haze of yellowish streetlights

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January 18, 2023

Roundup: Congress Passes an Omnibus Spending Bill to Mixed Reviews

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Photo from an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court from May 2022. A sign reading "we are never going back" is visible.

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July 19, 2022

After Dobbs, States Challenge FDA Scientific Expertise on Medication Abortion

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

A worker sets up a plexiglass divider in an elementary school office in a Des Moines school as they prepared for a limited return to school in 2020.

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January 19, 2022

Roundup: Worker Protections Weakened as Omicron Cases Soar

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Health care worker readying a vaccination

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October 12, 2021

Biden Administration’s Policies on COVID-19 Booster Shots Plagued by Chaos

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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June 16, 2021

Why did the FDA Ignore the Science When Approving New Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 6, 2021

Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines? You’ve Come to the Right Place

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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November 16, 2020

Science Is Taking Center Stage in President-Elect Biden’s Plan to Combat COVID-19

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 19, 2020

What to Expect at FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 13, 2020

A Win for Science and Transparency: FDA Publishes New, Strict COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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May 6, 2020

Responding to COVID-19 Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Frontline Communities

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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June 6, 2019

Wheeler’s Breathtaking Ignorance of Science, in One Comment

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

The FDA just unveiled its new social media policy, which provides guidance to their employees on use of social media for official and personal purposes.

August 15, 2018

Strong Leadership Makes for Satisfied Federal Scientists: A Case Study at the FDA

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 18, 2018

New Report Reveals Trump Administration Is Abandoning Science Advice

Genna Reed
Former Staff

September 29, 2017

Pointless Delay to the Added Sugar Label Keeps Consumers in the Dark

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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July 7, 2017

How the Senate Healthcare Bill Bolsters the Tanning Industry’s Misinformation Campaign

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 9, 2017

What Does Scott Gottlieb’s Leadership Mean for Scientific Integrity at the FDA?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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May 1, 2017

From Soup to Nuts: Science-based Recommendations for FDA's "Healthy" Label

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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April 7, 2017

Will Scott Gottlieb Comply with Industry Plea to Stall Added Sugar Label?

Genna Reed
Former Staff