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Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards

As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.

RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study

David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.

Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says

(MedPage Today) -- A flea-borne disease that was once largely eradicated from the U.S. may be making a resurgence, CDC researchers said during a clinician-focused call on Thursday.

CDER Center for Clinical Trial Innovation (C3TI)

Enable and amplify existing and future CDER clinical trial innovation through enhanced communication and collaboration

STAT+: HHS layoffs rile Democrats, but Republicans say they trust RFK Jr.’s cuts will not hamper core operations

Democrats predict lawsuits, disrupted care after layoffs. Republicans say cuts will increase efficiency.

Patient Safety Research May Be Imperiled if AHRQ Is Downsized, Experts Warn

(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's efforts to downsize the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are causing alarm among public health workers as well as researchers who study

FDA Worker's LinkedIn Tell-All; MD's Advice for PGY-1s; Night Shift Diaries

(MedPage Today) -- The following items contain links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

STAT+: Wyden claims Pfizer used a ‘colossal’ scheme to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes

Sen. Ron Wyden and other Democrats claim Pfizer used a "colossal" scheme to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes.

STAT+: RFK Jr. brings FDA under tighter control with HHS workforce cuts

WASHINGTON — Around 3,500 employees are on the chopping block at the Food and Drug Administration, but they don’t yet know who they are.

Study Data Technical Conformance Guide - Technical Specifications Document

This technical specifications document represents the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) current thinking on this topic.

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