(September 16, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation today opened a Stakeholder Portal to collect perspectives and experiences with FDA’s human foods program. In addition, the Foundation announced a public meeting of its food-focused Independent Expert Panel.
The FDA has launched an initiative warning about over-the-counter skin lightening products after receiving reports of side effects.
The agency's Skin Facts! Initiative, announced last week, is aimed at promoting safe use of skin care products, urging people to be aware of non-prescription products marketed to lighten or bleach the skin.
Eric Young of TriNetX will take us through the characterization of breakthrough infections for vaccinated individuals, including children, who received both outpatient and inpatient treatment. Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will share her experience with “Target trial emulation to evaluate COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy” using RWD from Israel. Carla Rodriguez-Watson will preview of the Real-World Accelerator to evolve the standard of Care and Engagement (RACE) for communities of color.
Professor Mara Aspinall of the Diagnostic Commons housed at Arizona State University will join us to reflect on the past, present and future of diagnostic tests. Matthew Gee of Siemens will take a look at lessons learned from using real-world data in regulatory submissions for COVID diagnostics tests. Carla Rodriguez-Watson will provide a preview of the Real-World Accelerator to evolve the standard of Care and Engagement (RACE) for communities of color.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation has announced five members of an independent expert panel who will conduct an operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named as chair of the panel last month.
(September 1, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation today announced five members of an Independent Expert Panel who will conduct the operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named as Chair of the panel last month. Joining Henney are Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, James Jones, Barbara Kowalcyk, Shiriki Kumanyika, and John Taylor.
(September 1, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) has released a series of reports, in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ongoing efforts to develop strategies for the prevention, treatment, and management of substance use disorders.
In June, long-simmering criticism of the way the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is handling premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) culminated in a public uproar. “The whole regulatory process is becoming surreal now,” wrote Clive Bates, an independent public health and sustainability advocate, on his blog The Counterfactual.
Work is poised to get underway on a somewhat rare internal review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that could impact how the agency processes new tobacco products and enforces the sale of them by retailers.
