19 Apr, 2026

Marty Makary addresses staff concerns about drug voucher program

WASHINGTON — At an employee-led town hall Tuesday, Food and Drug Administration leaders tried to assuage concerns from within and outside staff about a controversial new program aimed at fast-tracking certain drugs. “This pilot is an effort to make our review processes patient-centered,” said Mallika Mundkur, deputy chief medical officer and manager of the new […]

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HHS ends the NIH program aimed at diversifying the biomedical workforce

The Ministry of Health and Social Services ends a national institutes of Health Grant program which supports students from marginalized backgrounds in biomedical sciences. HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced the elimination of the program – The minority biomedical research support program – in a document published Monday at the Federal Register. Kennedy […]

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