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ARTICLE | Politics, Policy & Law

First round of cuts torpedos FDA morale, more firings expected

‘Valentine’s Day massacre’ degrades ability to regulate AI, personalized medicine

By Steve Usdin, Washington Editor 
February 18, 2025 4:47 AM UTC

Morale at FDA is sinking as news of firings, dubbed a Valentine’s Day massacre by agency staff, started ricocheting from Reddit threads and social media posts to group text chats and phone calls last Friday evening.

The Trump administration fired at least 200 staff from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Friday and Saturday, disrupting FDA’s ability to oversee cutting-edge medical devices and sparking panic among employees across the agency. ...

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