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Califf Sits Down For Fireside Chat; Looks Back And Ahead

 
• By Brian Bossetta

Robert Califf marked his one-year anniversary as the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration by discussing the first year of his second term as the agency’s chief executive and his vision for the future.

Robert Califf in fornt of FDA building
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Running the US Food and Drug Administration is nothing new for Robert Califf, who took the reins of the agency in February 2022. A cardiologist by trade, Califf also ran the agency in the final year of the Obama administration. But, he noted during a recent fireside chat hosted by the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, that was a more “genteel” time.

In reprising his role as commissioner, not only has Califf had to grapple with a global pandemic, but a more hostile political environment emblematic of a divided country.

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Plans For Specific EU Orphan And Pediatric Device Expert Panel Need To Go Further

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

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MORE Details On MHRA’s Online Platform For Post Market Surveillance

 
• By Ashley Yeo

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‘Help Us Deregulate’: RFK Announces RFI For Trimming Government Health Agencies

 
• By Brian Bossetta

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is asking the public to help cut waste across the government’s health agencies. Kennedy announced a 60-day comment period allowing the public to take part in a broader federal initiative to reduce regulations and increase transparency.

MedTech Europe’s Bisazza Urges Action As US Tariffs Jeopardize Critical Global Supply Chains

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

The intricate assembly of medical devices, often involving over 1,000 globally sourced components, faces severe disruption due to new US tariffs. These barriers could halt production and devastate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), MedTech Europe’s CEO, Oliver Bisazza, warns in an interview with Medtech Insight.

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• By Vibha Sharma

The UK has issued clearer guidance to help drug and medical device sponsors demonstrate how they intend to include a diverse and relevant range of participants in their clinical trials.

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First Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Blood Test Cleared By FDA

 
• By Natasha Barrow

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