FDA

FDA seeks comment on its determination trans fats are unsafe and should be banned.

Agency hopes a strategic plan and proposed rule will protect patients from delayed treatment.

Supporters of legislation argue FDA will not cabin its regulatory power on its own.

DOJ reaches tentative settlement with JPMorgan, Obama nominates head of Court of Federal Claims, and more…

Court asks government to protect vulnerable people from poorly-run trials.

As mobile health industry grows, regulation looms.

FDA plans to regulate devices as “tobacco products.”

GAO report finds USDA needs better data on certain procedures, OSHA publishes proposed silica rule, and more…

Better tools are needed to evaluate regulatory effectiveness.

FDA regulation seeks to encourage development of drugs for rare diseases.

Lawsuits challenge the implementation of Obamacare.

Now that Howard Shelanski is confirmed, he faces choices about his priorities.