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FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier

The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last week

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Hundreds in DOGE purge had jobs not paid by taxpayers - lowering the amount of savings America sees by cuts

The recent firings at the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ‘do nothing to reduce the federal budget’

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025

Patients will pay more for prescription meds and face drug shortages amid Trump tariffs, pharma groups warn

China, one of the countries affected by the new tariffs, is the world’s largest producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Fortune · Feb 5, 2025

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New EPA rule to slash cancer-causing emissions from sterilization facilities

Laredo residents who live near a sterilization plant say the new federal limits on the pollutant will improve air quality and reduce their city’s high cancer risk.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 14, 2024

Why buying pure Australian honey is important in supporting bees' valuable pollination

On World Bee Day, honey lovers are being urged to reject cheaper imports and support a local industry fighting to stay ahead of varroa mite.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

EPA targets medical industry pollution

Ethylene oxide has long been linked to cancers of the breasts, lymph nodes, and lungs.

Salon · Apr 19, 2023

To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to reduce emissions

An EPA proposal would cut releases of ethylene oxide, which is considered a carcinogen, by roughly 80% by targeting 86 medical sterilization sites across the U.S.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023

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EPA acts, finding cancer risk from sterilization chemical

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices each year

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

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