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FDA’s Vape Ban Hits the Right Note: Supreme Court Says “Let It Be”

FDA Law Blog

By Andrew J. Hull & David B. Clissold & Sophia R. Gaulkin & Esther Petrikovsky Last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in FDA v. Wages & White Lion Investments, LLC , No. 23-1038 (Apr. 2, 2025) that affirms FDAs denial of authorization to market flavored vape products. This opinion, which overrules a Fifth Circuit decision that FDA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying premarket tobacco product applications submitted by manufacturers of flavored e-li

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NPR's health reporters catch you up on cuts to agencies and contract spending

NPR Health

It was a chaotic week for the nation's health agencies, as layoff notices rolled in along with an order for deep cuts to contract spending. NPR's health reporters tell us what they've learned.

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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara Enters its 45th Year Continuing to Expand its Capabilities to Meet Client Needs

FDA Law Blog

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara (HPM) marks its 45thAnniversary year by welcoming three accomplished professionals who reinforce the depth and breadth of the firms FDA and DEA practices. Naomi Lowy joins HPM as a Principal Drug Regulatory Expert after 18 years at the FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), most recently as the Deputy Director, Division of General Endocrinology.

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A Package of Wisdom

Mere Mortal MD

Yesterday I had a much needed visit to my primary care physician to talk about some minor annoyances that have been creeping up in my body. There’s the slow growing vines encircling my feet, entering my toes, knees, hips, and shoulders to deposit their moldy ache. And the fireflies buzzing around my head at night when I am trying to fall asleep, unwilling to turn off their blinking lights so I can let the dark take me into slumber.

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17 Years of A Country Doctor Writes:

A Country Doctor Writes

The thought of writing about my experience as a doctor had been percolating for a couple of years before I started my blog and published my first post on April 28, 2008. I remember having a black notebook during our traditional New Year’s visit to Château Frontenac in Quebec. I was all dressed up in my tuxedo, waiting for the New Year’s dinner to begin and I finally hatched the title, A Country Doctor Writes.

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Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases near 500

NPR Health

A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.

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