Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
The reversal is the latest example of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to cost-cutting, which has resulted in several agencies firing, and then scrambling to rehire, employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.
Oops! Trump Accidentally Fired FDA Medical Device Reviewers
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to bring back hundreds of critical workers laid off en masse by DOGE.
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.
US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for use in patients with Parkinson's disease, the medical device maker said on Monday.
Medical Device Industry Protests Firings of FDA Workers
The group that represents medical device makers in Washington is coming out against the Trump administration’s firings of employees who regulate the industry.
Medical device lobby pushes back against Trump’s FDA cuts
AdvaMed, the medical device lobby, pushed back Wednesday on the Trump administration’s weekend firings of FDA employees.
FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs
The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,
Trump reinstates fired staff working on food and device safety, 9/11 program
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Tumult in FDA’s medical device center; one CEO speaks out on NIH cuts
The cuts hit the FDA’s medical device center particularly hard, impacting product reviewers and researchers of AI-enabled ...
Software as a medical device: Time to develop an ethical framework?
The article calls for a structured approach for the regulatory approval process. This is based around key principles of ...
Medical Device Maker Baxter International's Stock Soars on Strong Earnings
Baxter International shares surged Thursday after the medical device maker's fourth-quarter results topped estimates.
Merit Medical Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Issues Fiscal Year 2025 Guidance
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Cinova Medical, Arburg partner on medical technology and training center
Cinova Medical and Arburg Inc. have announced a partnership to establish a medical technology and training center at Cinova's ...
Chinese medical devices are in health systems across U.S., and the government and hospitals are worried
Chinese-made medical devices are found in almost every corner of the medical ecosystem, from hospitals to clinics, and the ...
Stryker grows cardiovascular division with Inari Medical acquisition
Inari’s expertise combined with Stryker’s existing distribution and logistics network could boost volume and procedure ...