WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order on May 12 that would link U.S. prescription drug prices to the lowest rates paid by other nations, reviving a controversial proposal from his first term aimed at slashing domestic pharmaceutical costs. The order is expected to direct the Department of Health and…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly disbanded a federal advisory committee that played a central role in shaping national guidelines for preventing infections in health care settings. The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), a group of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was officially terminated on March…
May 6 – The Trump administration last week abruptly canceled a scheduled bargaining session with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s largest union, according to union officials, reigniting concerns over transparency and labor rights amid sweeping layoffs at the agency. The meeting would have marked the first formal negotiation between the FDA and the National…
