Food and Drug Administration commissioner’s decisions have hurt staff morale and put his job in crosshairs

Multiple outlets are reporting that Trump is set to fire Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary. The news comes after a tumultuous tenure since his installment as FDA head last year. Stephanie Sy speaks with Liz Whyte,

On May 9, 1960, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first oral contraceptive for use as birth control. The development of the Pill took a long time. It wasn’t the work

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has faced criticism over his leadership of the agency that oversees vaccine and drug approvals.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Mitch Zeller, former director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, about the agency's approval of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes.

That said, the FDA recently approved a first-of-its-kind oral solution for noise aversion and separation anxiety in dogs, combining two separate medications into a single product. While medications for each condition have previously been approved individually, Tessie marks the first FDA-approved treatment designed to address both issues at once.

May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it would not prioritize enforcement against certain unauthorized e-cigarettes and nicotine pouch products if the companies have marketing applications under review.

The FDA on Friday issued guidance for manufacturers collecting postmarketing data on the safety of approved drugs and biologics in pregnancy, with the goal of better understanding potential risks for the pregnant patient and fetus.