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By Dr. Mercola Last year, a shocking piece of legislation was introduced in the U.S. Congress called the 21st Century Cures Act.1 Proponents of the bill claimed it would deliver faster, easier drug and medical product approvals from the U.S. Food and...

ANNOUNCEMENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENT / GUIDANCES PRODUCT APPROVALS & CLEARANCES PRODUCT SAFETY UPCOMING MEETINGS RESOURCES ANNOUNCEMENTS Califf, FDA top officials call for sweeping review of agency opioids policies In response to the opioid...

By: Robert M. Califf, M.D. With my appointment as Commissioner of Food and Drugs comes a rare and humbling opportunity—to make a positive difference at an institution that does vitally important work for the nation and its citizens. During my vetting...

The ongoing and increasing revolving door phenomenon clearly suggests excess coziness between industry and government, now to the extent that industry and government leaders of health care are becoming interchangeable. true health care reform would cut...

Dr. Margaret Hamburg. Photo by FDA, accessed via Wikimedia Commons. Dr. Margaret Hamburg served as Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2009 until 2015. While at the FDA, she focused on its expanded role in a globalized world...