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Richard Pazdur, the top drug regulator at the FDA, resigned just three weeks after taking the role amid disagreements over agency overhaul plans and concerns about transparency and legality, highlighting ongoing turmoil within the agency.
Richard Pazdur, the top drug regulator at the FDA, has announced his retirement at the end of the month, adding to concerns about leadership instability at the agency amid recent turnover.
The FDA is experiencing significant turmoil with high-profile staff departures, leadership resignations, and internal mistrust, raising concerns about its reliability and impact on drug approvals and public health, amid broader government downsizing and political pressures.
The CDC has experienced significant layoffs, with about a quarter of its workforce (~3,000 employees) affected amid ongoing government shutdown and administrative changes under the Trump administration, leading to leadership resignations and concerns over public health guidance.
Jim O'Neill has been appointed as the acting director of the CDC amid ongoing turmoil and leadership changes at the agency, which is experiencing internal conflicts and resignations related to controversial vaccine policies under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., potentially impacting the agency's credibility and policy direction.