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Matthew Perrone

@AP_FDAwriter

AP Health Writer focusing on medicine, money and policy.
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SCOOP: A Trump administration plan to give Americans easier access to unproven peptides was opposed by FDA drug staffers, who had limited input in drafting the policy.

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apnews.com RFK Jr. eases access to unproven peptides despite opposition from FDA scientists Food and Drug Administration staffers had little input on the Trump administration's decision that eases access to peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F.
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“This is a wink and nod to the MAHA faithful in the hope that they'll show up at the polls,” said Dr. Peter Lurie, a former FDA official who now leads @CSPI.

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apnews.com RFK Jr. eases access to unproven peptides despite opposition from FDA scientists Food and Drug Administration staffers had little input on the Trump administration's decision that eases access to peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F.
Matthew Perrone @AP_FDAwriter Oct 28
SCOOP: A Trump administration plan to give Americans easier access to unproven peptides was opposed by FDA drug staffers, who had limited input in drafting the policy.

apnews.com/article/peptid…
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Matthew Perrone @AP_FDAwriter
NEW: Kennedy's HHS has submitted an “interim access policy” on peptides to the White House, moving ahead with an effort to ease access to the unproven injectables favored by wellness influencers.

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apnews.com Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. Federal health officials are moving ahead with plans to broaden access to a class of unproven injectable drugs called peptides.
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Matthew Perrone @AP_FDAwriter
The FDA says its ongoing safety review of the nation's main abortion pill will continue into next year, a timeline that was quickly condemned by abortion opponents hoping to see the drug's use curtailed.

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apnews.com FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year.
Matthew Perrone @AP_FDAwriter
“He obviously doesn’t understand how AI works,” said Dr. Zeke Emanuel of UPenn. “AI aggregates the information we have in the medical literature and in case studies. And that means what you’re actually getting is medical expertise.”

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apnews.com RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.