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Supreme Court Rules for FDA in Flavored Vape Dispute

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday largely backed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators consider a health risk ...
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The agency has denied many applications under the law, including the two at issue in the case before the justices, saying the flavored liquids presented a “known and substantial risk to youth.”
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US Supreme Court largely backs FDA's denial of flavored vape product applications
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday largely backed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators consider a health risk to youths.
Supreme Court backs FDA’s denials of flavored vaping products for now
The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a series of decisions by the US Food and Drug Administration to deny market access for flavored vaping products in a rare win for government regulators that may limit access to those products across the nation,
Supreme Court upholds FDA’s rejection of fruit-flavored vape liquids
Companies had sued the FDA, saying it unfairly shifted its standards for approving e-cigarette liquids popular with teens. The Supreme Court unanimously backed the agency.
Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens
The justices handed a win, for now, to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes.
Supreme Court upholds FDA decision to ban flavored vapes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out an appeals court ruling that found the FDA unlawfully handled approval requests made by vape manufacturers. The FDA has rejected applications for more than a million nicotine products formulated to taste like fruit,
US Supreme Court tosses ruling faulting FDA for denying flavored vape products
The U.S. Supreme Court threw out on Wednesday a judicial decision that found the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully in refusing to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators consider a health risk to youths.

Layoffs begin at HHS, including at FDA and CDC

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The White House said last week that it planned to cut 3,500 full-time employees at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and 2,400 workers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...
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The Trump administration’s layoffs of 10,000 federal health workers began early Tuesday morning, with some workers at the Food and Drug Administration finding out that they had lost their jobs when t...
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Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
By Leah Douglas, Marisa Taylor and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation,
Trump admin live updates: Layoffs begin at HHS, including at the FDA and CDC
While economists predict Trump's tariffs will raise prices in the U.S., Trump told reporters Sunday that automakers "are going to make a lot of money," suggesting the measures would encourage companies "to build in the United States.
Massive layoffs begin at top US health agency
The layoffs included several top officials and affected agencies responsible for overseeing the nation's food and drug safety, as well as those fighting disease. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced last week that 10,
Trump Administration Highlights: Layoffs of 10,000 Government Health Workers Begin
The Trump administration laid off thousands of federal health workers, dismissing senior leaders and top scientists in a purge that outside ex
Outrage as Trump administration lays off staff at World Trade Center Health Program
Senators Kirstin Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer are blasting the cuts, saying they will impact health care for 9/11 survivors.
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other health agencies
WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies today, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices.
Cantor analysts double down on Kennedy criticism as FDA jobs cuts begin
Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration pose a risk to public safety and the agency could be "coming apart at the seams".
US FDA declines to approve Aldeyra's eye disease drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has once again declined to approve Aldeyra Therapeutics treatment for dry eye disease, the company said on Thursday, sending its shares down 73% premarket. In its complete response letter,
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.
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Doctor with wish list for more vaccine scrutiny named assistant to new FDA chief, sources say
Tracy Beth Hoeg, a sports medicine physician and epidemiologist who opposed key U.S. health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and questioned the use of some childhood vaccines, was named a special assistant to new FDA chief Martin Makary,
FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top tobacco regulator, Brian King, has been placed on leave as part of a large wave of cuts across federal health agencies.
FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency’s leadership
The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been forced out. Brian King's departure Tuesday comes just days after the FDA's top vaccine official stepped down over disagreements with Health Secretary Robert F.
FDA lays off bird flu leadership, among steep cuts to senior veterinarians
The top veterinarians overseeing the bird flu response at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine were laid off on Tuesday, as part of sweeping cuts ordered by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the nation's health agencies.
FDA employee found out she'd been laid off by email at 5 a.m.: 'I don't see how this benefits Americans at all'
Employees who track disease outbreaks, conduct medical research, and monitor food safety were among the 10,000 laid off by the Trump administration on Tuesday.
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