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FDA Layoffs Raise Safety Fears Amid Workforce Cuts

2/17/2025

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The Trump administration's layoffs at the FDA have sparked alarm, as employees deemed unfit are let go under a federal workforce reduction order. With technology's role in healthcare growing, critics warn that weakening regulations could jeopardize public safety, echoing the haunting lessons of past disasters like thalidomide.

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The Trump administration's layoffs at the FDA have sparked alarm, as employees deemed unfit are let go under a federal workforce reduction order. With technology's role in healthcare growing, critics warn that weakening regulations could jeopardize public safety, echoing the haunting lessons of past disasters like thalidomide.